JUST DO IT RIGHT

And having in a readiness to revenge all
disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled. 2
Corinthians 10:6
Read: 1 Samuel 15:16-23
15:16 Then 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.
15:17 And 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?
15:18 And 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.
15:19 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?
15:20 And 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.
15:21 But 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.
15:22 And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great
delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in
obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is
better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat
of rams.
15:23 For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft,
and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry.
Because thou hast rejected the word of the LORD,
he hath also rejected thee from being king.
Message
A good number of people confuse service for
God's approval or acceptance. It will be profitable
for people, particularly children of God, to
understand that it is one thing to engage in the
service of God and it is another thing for God to
accept your service. The simple message for
today is- "just do it right, and God will accept you
and your service". The Bible says:
"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies
of God, that ye present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service." Romas 12:1
In our Bible reading today, we read of the first
king in Israel who put sacrifice over and above
being obedient to God and His Word. God told
king Saul to go and utterly destroy the Amalekites
and everything they possessed; from the king to
the least of the beasts. However, Saul went,
fought and won the battle, but failed to carry out
God's instruction to the letter. When he was
cross-examined by Prophet Samuel, he had the
effrontery to tell Samuel that he had done what
God asked him to do, except the spoil of sheep
and oxen which he took to use as sacrifice to the
Lord. This unfortunately cost him his throne.
Samuel said:
"...Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt
offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice
of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than
sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams." 1
Samuel 15:22
There is a great lesson we should learn from the
story of King Saul and the assignment he was
given to fight the Amalekites.
Some people seem to be more spiritual than the
Holy Spirit when you consider the way they claim
to know everything about the ways of God. It is
not unlikely that king Saul felt it would be a
waste of resources by totally destroying the
material resources in Amalek. It is also not
unlikely that he felt it will be an act of
wickedness on the part of God to have asked him
to kill the king, Agag. Beloved, there are many
types of Amalekites and King Agags that God will
want us to get rid of in our life. The Bible lists
some things that we must do away with in
Galatians 5:19-21
"Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which
are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness,
lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred,
variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions,
heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness,
revellings, and such like.."
Some so-called workers in the Church are still
harboring these things that we are to get rid of,
yet they are 'zealously' working for God. It is
unfortunate that their labour attracts no reward.
Jesus said on that day, they will come and say:
"We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and
thou hast taught in our streets. But he shall say,
I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart
from me, all ye workers of iniquity." Luke
13:26-27
May this not be your portion in Jesus' name.
Prayer Point :
Father, please help me to be obedient, and begin
to do the right thing in your sight from now
onward....................
O JESUS, I HAVE PROMISED.
O Jesus, I have promised,
To serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou forever near me,
My Master and my Friend;
I shall not fear the battle
If Thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway
If Thou wilt be my Guide.
Oh, let me feel Thee near me;
The world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle,
The tempting sounds I hear;
My foes are ever near me,
Around me and within;
But, Jesus, draw Thou nearer,
And shield my soul from sin.
Oh, let me hear Thee speaking,
In accents clear and still,
Above the storms of passion,
The murmurs of self-will;
Oh, speak to reassure me,
To hasten, or control;
Oh, speak, and make me listen,
Thou Guardian of my soul.
O Jesus, Thou hast promised
To all who follow Thee
That where Thou art in glory
There shall Thy servant be;
And Jesus, I have promised
To serve Thee to the end;
Oh, give me grace to follow,
My Master and my Friend.
Oh, let me see Thy footmarks,
And in them plant mine own;
My hope to follow duly
Is in Thy strength alone.
Oh, guide me, call me, draw me,
Uphold me to the end;
And then to rest receive me,
My Savior and my Friend.