1 Samuel 7-10
As I read these chapters, I thought about God’s faithfulness to a nation which is unfaithful. Israelites have been unfaithful to God, running after and worshipping idols as soon as they are in safety; looking up to their neighbouring nations rather than to God for their worth. But yet, God never forsakes them because they are His people, His chosen ones. The pain that His people goes through pains Him, that’s why even when there is 1 faithful person amongst Israel, He would heed his prayer and rescue His people. Samuel prayed for Israel, and God listened.
This just goes to show that our God feels our pain when we suffer. Many ask, why do God allows sufferings? If He loves us so much, why does He allow it? I don’t have an answer but I know He cares even in the midst of our sufferings. As I read the chapters tonight, I felt that He pains for the Israelites, and is so grief when they departed from His love. Today, our God is still the same – He pains for our sufferings and He griefs when we do not acknowledge Him or refuses His love.
