DCLM Higher Everyday 22 February 2024 — God Hates Disobedience – Part 1
Topic: God Hates Disobedience – Part 1
Text: 1 Samuel 15:13-21
13And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
15And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
16Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
17And Samuel said, When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and the LORD anointed thee king over Israel?
18And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
19Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?
20And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
21But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.
Key Verse: “Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the LORD, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the LORD?” (1 Samuel 15:19)
Message
What made king Saul to become disobedient? He was humble and obedient in his earlier years. When his father sent him to seek out the missing asses, he went in obedience. He went to deliver the people of the City of Jabesh as the Spirit of God came upon him. So what went wrong later? “There was happiness in the Garden of Eden until wrong choices in obedience were made. Fear and insecurity came into this world when Eve listened and saw what most women today see on television, was deceived by Satan, made a wrong choice in obedience and brought upon her and all women the curse of pain in child bearing,” said Elmer G. Klasson.
Yes, Saul “made a wrong choice in obedience.” Samuel told him to wait for him to sacrifice before a battle, but he disobeyed. Again, God gave him a clear instruction about the battle with the Amalekites, he also disobeyed. Check if you are disobedient. God hates it.
Quote: Check if you are disobedient
Challenge: Disobedience has ruined many beautiful lives.
Prayer for today: Oh God, help me to remain an obedient child, in Jesus’ name. name
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
