1 Samuel 13

Bible Passage:  1 Samuel 13

Saul the first king of Israel;
He was humble and meek.
In the beginning he had a good heart,
And the spirit of God abided with him,
And the people also respected him.

One year passed,
And the second came by quickly,
What was Saul like then?
His faith had deteriorated,
And God’s command he disobeyed.

Only a priest or a prophet could sacrifices,
But Saul thought even he could offer too.
He became proud and he did not know it.
However he did not even admit his sin,
Instead he remained impenitent.

Samuel said, “What have you done?”
Yet Saul avoided the truth of his actions,
And he continued on with his ramblings.
He had not even consulted God’s first,
And spoke only of his own righteousness.

“You have done foolishly,” said Samuel,
“You have not kept the commandment of the Lord.”
The Lord sought for Himself a man after His own heart,
And the Lord had commanded him to be commander over His people,
But Saul would not reign anymore because he had disobeyed God.

Without God…His spirit does not abide with him.
Without God…the enemy seems to overpower them.
Without God…they were without weapons in battle.
Without God…they were without guidance and at loss.
Without God…Saul was not the man he once was.

Sometimes we may begin this journey of faith,
Full of zeal and taking up divine works,
While gaining the respect of people around us.
As time passes whether a short or long period,
If we are not careful we would be like King Saul.

We may become lost in sin yet we will not see it.
Therefore we need to be aware of our status before God,
And the things we do because He knows our every action.
“To obey is better than sacrifice,
And to heed is better than the fat of rams (1 Samuel 15:22).

God asks of us to:
“Only fear the Lord,
And serve Him in truth with all your heart;
For consider what great things He has done for you.”
“But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away…” (1 Samuel 12:24-25).

Therefore remember God’s commandments.
Continue to read the Bible each day.
Though it may seem God does not work today,
We need to trust Him and His good timing.
And don’t forget to pray always and unceasing.

“Better is the end of a thing than its beginning.” (Ecclesiastes 7:8)

What would God’s will be in the big things we did today?