The Last Straw

The light shines clearly!

Then Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you as king over His people, over Israel; now therefore, listen to the words of the Lord.  1 Samuel 15:1

This is a very passage, but hopefully we have come to know God gives .

Yes, God , but He still offers every .

The Lord’s test comes in chapter . (vs. 2-3)

The message is and God brings decisive .

Then Saul defeated the Amalekites, from Havilah going toward Shur, which is east of Egypt.
1 Samuel 15:7

There is a big word in Saul’s life – “”.

Then the word of the Lord came to Samuel, saying, “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned back from following Me and has not carried out My commands.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the Lord all night.
1 Samuel 15:10-11

The word distressed means – to with .

Saul has thinking and he also has no .

Instead of being he erected a to himself.

Samuel responds!

Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites, for the people spared the best of the sheep and oxen to sacrifice to the Lord your God; but the rest we have completely destroyed.”
1 Samuel 15:15

Take of Saul’s pronouns.

Rationalization is a thin that covers .

Face it: Saul’s mind by now is .

Wait – means is . (v. 16)

Samuel said, “Does the Lord have as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices. As in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than a sacrifice, And to pay attention is better than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as reprehensible as the sin of divination, And insubordination is as reprehensible as false religion and idolatry. Since you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has also rejected you from being king.”
1 Samuel 15:22-23

Life journey principles:

1^st How you is far more important than your .

Happy are the result of good and consistent over .

2^nd Rationalizing is no more than and not the .

When we continue on the path of our mind becomes – and we can come to the point we no longer realize how ridiculous our thinking has become.

3^rd No one is .

4^th Be .

5^th Reject .

6^th Rationalizing no one.

7^th Chase .

8^th You are never .

9^th Strict is better than good .

10^th Realize – you are no one but .

11^th God welcomes you .

12^th The is not worth it.