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The Lord often chooses those whom we do not expect to be His servants. Think of Saul (Paul), Matthew (a tax collector), Peter (a fisherman)— and you.

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BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 16:1-13 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:25      1 And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for… The Lord often chooses those whom we do not expect to be His servants. Think of Saul (Paul), Matthew (a tax collector), Peter (a fisherman)— and you.

When the Lord rejected Saul, his answer was, “But I did obey the LORD.” Saul tried to rationalize his sins of rebellion just like we sometimes try to rationalize ours.

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BibleGateway: 1 Samuel 15:10-23 ESV Text: 1 Samuel 15:10-23 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:28 and ends at about 3:58      10 Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying, 11 It… When the Lord rejected Saul, his answer was, “But I did obey the LORD.” Saul tried to rationalize his sins of rebellion just like we sometimes try to rationalize ours.

The two disciples going to Emmaus were afraid that with the death of Jesus all Israel’s hopes had ended. Here again, the Gospel message took away fear.

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BibleGateway: Luke 24:13-35 ESV Text: Luke 24:13-35 KJV Text: The section starts at about 1:18 and ends at about 4:12      13 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus,… The two disciples going to Emmaus were afraid that with the death of Jesus all Israel’s hopes had ended. Here again, the Gospel message took away fear.

He has risen!

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BibleGateway: Mark 16:1-14 ESV Text: Mark 16:1-14 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 1:56 1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James,… He has risen!