Like A Navigational Star

# 222 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 15:27 And as Samuel turned around to go away, Saul seized the edge of his robe, and it tore. 28 So Samuel said to him, "The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today, and has given it to a neighbor of yours, who is better than you. 29 "And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor relent. For He is not a man, that He should relent." ( 1 Sam 15:27-29) Saul in a final act of desperation seeks to keep Samuel by his side by grabbing his robe, but the robe rips. Samuel uses the ripping of his robe as an object lesson for Saul. Today was the last straw for Saul, and his kingship has been torn away from him and given to another. Saul of course would continue as king for a while, but God was telling him that the day was coming just as sure as He is the Strength of Israel. Nothing could stop it. His decision was final, irrevocable. The Strength of Israel is an interesting term, and commentators have come up with all sorts of definitions. It comes from a Hebrew word for glitter, and thus many define this Strength as Glory. Zodhiates defines it as a goal, splendor, glory. I like to think of it as a constant bright light in the distance which one shoots for as a destination. The goal, the glory doesn't move, it remains firm constant, like a navigational star. Just as the truth of God's Word is constant and helps us navigate through life. Never forget this truth speaking strength of God. It is vital to your hope! Listen to what the Scriptures say: Nu 23:19 "God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good? Eze 24:14 I, the LORD, have spoken it; It shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not hold back, Nor will I spare, Nor will I relent; Tit 1:1 Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, God's Word is certain, and through trust in His Word, which speaks of salvation through faith in Jesus, you can be certain of a bodily resurrection and eternal life.