Obedience Better than Sacrifice!

Obedience Better than Sacrifice!

Now Saul was King over Israel and He went to battles and won with the grace of God. But soon he started walking away from the commandments of God. Here are some mistakes that he made..

1.       Once Saul had to wait for Samuel to make a sacrifice to the Lord. But since Samuel was late, Saul did it by Himself, which was against the law.

2.      When Saul went to battle against the Amalekites, the Lord had instructed Saul to utterly destroy everything in their land, Saul and people with him took the choicest cattle and took the King of Amalek without killing him. When Samuel asked why he did so, He said it was meant to be a sacrifice to the Lord.

3.      He built a monument for himself.

Now the Lord was sorry for having made Saul the King of Israel because Saul disobeyed God. So he sent a word to Saul through Samuel saying, "You may not think you're very important, but why didn't you listen to the LORD? Why did you keep the animals and make him angry? Does the LORD really want sacrifices and offerings? No! He doesn't want your sacrifices. He wants you to obey him. Rebelling against God or disobeying him because you are proud is just as bad as worshiping idols or asking them for advice. You refused to do what God told you, so God has decided that you can't be king." "I have sinned," Saul admitted. "I disobeyed both you and the LORD. I was afraid of the army, and I listened to them instead. Please forgive me and come back with me so I can worship the LORD." "No!" Samuel replied, "You disobeyed the LORD, and I won't go back with you. Now the LORD has said that you can't be king of Israel any longer."

Lesson to be Learnt:

                        When the Lord chose Saul to be the King, He hid himself for He was afraid. Only after the spirit of the Lord came upon He was able to lead the Israelites. But in due course Saul forgot that this leadership talent was given by the Lord and only if  he obeys the Lord he will be blessed. This is the case with many people today. When they were nobody, God took them out of dirt and set them on high places, blessed them with job/family/and love. But when everything goes well people forget the One who gave them all these things. God is pleased with people who obey Him even if they are not so bright/talented. He doesn’t want sacrifices that comes out of disobedience. So it is always good to obey the Lord and thank Him for every blessing that He gives us, for without Him we would be nobody!

             

Psalms 103:1 ,2

Of David. Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let everything in me give praise to his holy name.Give praise to the Lord, O my soul; let not all his blessings go from your memory.

हे मेरे मन, यहोवा को धन्य कह? और जो कुछ मुझ में है, वह उसके पवित्रा नाम को धन्य कहे!हे मेरे मन, यहोवा को धन्य कह, और उसके किसी उपकार को न भूलना।

ಓ ನನ್ನ ಮನವೇ, ಕರ್ತನನ್ನೂ ನನ್ನ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಅಂತರಂಗವೇ, ಆತನ ಪರಿಶುದ್ಧವಾದ ಹೆಸರನ್ನೂ ಸ್ತುತಿಸು.ಓ ನನ್ನ ಮನವೇ, ಕರ್ತನನ್ನು ಸ್ತುತಿಸು. ಆತನ ಉಪಕಾರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದನ್ನೂ ಮರೆತುಬಿಡಬೇಡ.

ദാവീദിന്റെ ഒരു സങ്കീര്‍ത്തനം.എന്‍ മനമേ, യഹോവയെ വാഴ്ത്തുക; എന്റെ സര്‍വ്വാന്തരംഗവുമേ, അവന്റെ വിശുദ്ധനാമത്തെ വാഴ്ത്തുക.

என் ஆத்துமாவே, கர்த்தரை ஸ்தோத்திரி; என் முழு உள்ளமே, அவருடைய பரிசுத்த நாமத்தை ஸ்தோத்திரி.என் ஆத்துமாவே, கர்த்தரை ஸ்தோத்திரி; அவர் செய்த சகல உபகாரங்களையும் மறவாதே.

నా ప్రాణమా, యెహోవాను సన్నుతించుము. నా అంతరంగముననున్న సమస్తమా, ఆయన పరిశుద్ధ నామమును సన్నుతించుము.నా ప్రాణమా, యెహోవాను సన్నుతించుము ఆయన చేసిన ఉపకారములలో దేనిని మరువకుము