A house on sand?

As I read this passage, something interesting struck me. Samuel’s ministry ended it the same way it began: with a message of judgment.

The first message was one of judgment on the high priest Eli. The second was a message of judgment against Saul.

Why were they judged? Because as Jesus would later teach, they had built their lives on sand.

In Eli’s case, he was judged because he honored his sons more than God. His sons were also priests, but they committed horrid sins.

Eli knew of it, but refused to do anything about it. And so when the storm came, Israel was defeated by the Philistines and Eli and his sons died.

In Saul’s case, time and again he refused to listen to God and just did things his own way. So when the storm came, he too died in a battle with the Philistines.

How about you? What are you building your life on? Are you building it on sand, making decisions based on your own wisdom?

Or are you building it on rock, trusting God and obeying his Word?