I’m sure we are all familiar with the stories of Samuel’s early life, how he was prayed for by Hannah, and then given back into the service of the Lord from a young age, but later on perhaps we tend to only see him as a background character in the lives of others, such as Saul and David. Following on from the heroic efforts of Samson, he was a great man in the history of Israel transforming the children of Israel from a divided nation under the judges and corrupt priesthood and unites them together under King David. Israel had to learn to repent from their sins without the external influence of an oppressor and Samuel was the man who was to break that cycle that we see in the Book of Judges and move them into the era of the kings. They are a divided community, ready to fight against each other rather than with each other, 12 tribes with fierce loyalties and we can see from our own ecclesias how hard it is sometimes to get everyone to work together for God, but this is what Samuel does and prepares the nation for it’s new life under the rule of kings. . . Cc @candsambassadors . . . . #proudlyseraph #proudlycands #cherubimandseraphim #omocands #allCandSchurches #asoadura #celebratethecomforter #whitegarmentchurch #loveofchristgenerationchurch #celestialchurch #esocs #Ayonio #Agbojesu @djoyofsalvationchurch #WEintheccc #proudlycherubim #boy #Sundaymotivation #bible #samuel https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnx8_Wchrwd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hfds5uad696k