In chapter 9 Saul was appointed king of Israel by God;
anointed by Samuel as the Lord commanded, however by the end of Samuel 15, “The
Lord was grieved that He had made Saul king over Israel.”
Just as with us, God gave Saul several chances. Saul received
the Lord’s orders through Samuel time and time again. God was clear about what He wanted to have happen. If Saul would have followed God's direct orders good
things would have resulted. Saul followed the Lord’s directives pretty closely,
but neglected a few details. Apparently those details were very important to
God, as Saul was stripped of his crown. Though he admitted he had sinned by not
following all of God’s commands, he suffered the consequences just the same.
The message Samuel delivered to Saul from God was this; “The Lord has torn the
kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to one of your neighbors—to
one better than you. He who is the Glory of Israel does not lie or change his
mind; for he is not a man that he should change his mind.”
Do we not mirror Saul’s actions? We follow Gods word pretty
closely, but then kind of do our own thing for a while as if He won’t catch it.
We know what the commands are, yet we walk the line between His expectations
and our own desires. Perhaps we should revisit the details in God’s commands.
The stories and teachings in 1 Samuel make it clear that closely following God
is the best and most rewarding way to live-in this life and the next. God doesn't want us to follow his commands just some of the time and He doesn't care for excuses or half hearted effort, He wants
ALL of us, regardless of our circumstances.
Listen to ALL Of ME by Matt Hammitt here
Read 1 Samuel 15 here
Listen to 1 Samuel 15 here
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