Disobedience To God Can Be An Awful Thing

Taken from I Samuel Chapter 15

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Disobedience To God Can Be An Awful Thing

Taken from I Samuel Chapter 15

15: 1-3 Samuel said to Saul, “God sent me to anoint you kind over his people, Israel. Now, listen again to what God says. This is the God-of-the-Angel-Armies speaking: “I’m about to get even with Amalek for ambushing Israel when Israel came up out of Egypt. Here’s what you are to do: ‘Go to war against Amalek. Put everything connected with Amalek under a holy ban. And no exceptions! This is to be total destruction – men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys – the works.’”

God told Samuel The Priest To Anoint Saul King Over

IsraelHe was given specific instructions for battle!

• God would give Israel victory over the

mighty Amalekites

• Saul was then to totally destroy every person and animal - NO EXCEPTIONS

• GOD gave them the victory

• BUT Saul disobeyed God

I Samuel 15: 7-9

Saul Lost His Great Legacy At This Moment

Then Saul went after Amalek, from the canyon all the way to Shur near the Egyptian border. He captured Agag, king of Amalek, alive. Everyone else was killed under the terms of the holy ban. Saul and the army made an exception for Agag, and for the choice sheep and cattle. They didn’t include them under the terms of the holy ban. But all the rest, which nobody wanted anyway, they destroyed as decreed by the holy ban.

Saul Chose To Disobey

and Suffered Great Consequences When Samuel Confronted Him:

• He justified his actions by saying he saved the best animals to sacrifice as a Thank-You Gift.

• God was greatly upset at his disobedience and took his kingship away.

• From that moment his life went radically downhill until he lost the respect of the people and died a dishonored king.

• He had made the One True God to be a ritualistic god whom he thought would be pleased with sacrifice over obedience.

I Samuel 15: 22-23

Then Samuel said:

Do you think all God wants are sacrifices – empty rituals just for show? He wants you to listen to him! Plain listening is the thing, not staging a lavish religious production. Not doing what God tells you is far worse than fooling around in the occult. Getting self-important around God is far worse than making deals with your dead ancestors. Because you said NO to God’s command, he says NO to your kingship.

From the Wesley Commentary

ABOUT OBEDIENCE TO GOD:

…it is a moral duty, constantly and indispensably necessary; but sacrifice is but a ceremonial institution, sometimes unnecessary and sometimes sinful. Therefore Saul’s gross disobedience to God’s express command, was not to be compensated with sacrifice.

Those are unworthy to rule over men, who are not willing that God should rule over them.

When God Tells You To Do Something

It Is Extremely Important That You Do It!

• You might not understand its significance, AND…

• Sometimes God is testing you to see if you will be obedient to do a small thing that you don’t understand the significance of.

• BUT…how insignificant can something be if God Himself has told you to do it?

• Saul’s disobedience ultimately cost him his kingship and he died in disgrace instead of dying a much beloved king of Israel.

1 Action That Tips The Scales

There is one action that tips the scales toward a downward slide, but there is a heart issue

that always precedes it.

PRIDE Can Do Terrible Things

• It makes you think you have power you ultimately do not have

• It makes you think you are invincible

• It destroys your ability to think rationally

• It can leave you disgraced and sometimes even destroyed

• It causes you to justify your situation and feel that God will make an exception for you

JUST BE OBEDIENT!

If you know for certain that God has told you to do something, PLEASE!PLEASE!Be obedient to do it.

Disobedience can cost you much more than you ever imagined!

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Who God IsCathy Deaton

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