Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you want to return to the Lord with all your hearts, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Turn your hearts to the Lord and obey him alone; then he will rescue you from the Philistines.” So the Israelites got rid of their images of Baal and Ashtoreth and worshiped only the Lord. [1 Samuel 7.3-4]
I suppose every evangelist who has ever lived and preached repentance wishes for such success!
The nice thing about Samuel's message was its simplicity: Get rid of any and everything that takes the place of God, obey Him, and He will make you secure.
Father, help us to get back to a simple message. Help us to get back to Jesus!
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