The Book of 1 Samuel chronicles Samuel, the last of the judges of Israel, who humbly served God in the roles of both priest and prophet. He anointed first Saul and then David as kings, helping transition the Israelites from the wayward period of the judges to the powerful kingdom era.
After Joshua’s generation passed away, subsequent generations no longer “knew the Lord.” The Israelites in the Promised Land did not keep their covenant with God and followed the foreigners who still lived in the land to do evil things, even worshiping their idols and intermarrying with them.
Just as God sends rain and snow from heaven to nourish the earth, causing it to sprout and bear fruit, so too He desires that we sow the word of God in people’s hearts. God yearns for everyone who receives His word to have a life abundantly filled with power and joyful hope. The passage from Isaiah 55:10 ” Giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater” encapsulates the very mission God calls SOWIM to fulfill – spreading His life-giving message to the ends of the earth.
