Thursday, December 31, 2020

Partial Obedience

The deadly consequences of partial obedience  Partial Obedience

God gave him real specific instructions. 

He carried them out ... kind of ... non just ... almost. 

It didn't brand feel to him to behave them out exactly. 

His friends encouraged him to produce a few things differently. They had or too thence "good" arguments. 

I imagine King Saul's reasoning inwards 1 Samuel 15 was like to ours when nosotros read God's specific instructions inwards Scripture.

And nosotros believe ... kind of ... non just ... almost. 

God's instructions virtually sexual purity, homosexuality, finances, honoring parents, too self-sacrifice don't brand consummate feel to us. 

And our civilisation has or too thence "good" arguments for ignoring God's commands. 

When Samuel confronted King Saul subsequently his "partial obedience" to God's instructions, Saul made excuses. 

Eventually, he repented only exclusively because he didn't desire Samuel to embarrass him inwards front end of his men. 

And Saul never walked amongst God again. 

What volition nosotros produce when confronted amongst compromise inwards our lives? Will nosotros brand excuses too insincere apologies too walk away from God's volition for us? 

I pray not!


I encourage you lot to produce the Bite Size Study for this devotion. We tin larn or too thence valuable lessons from King Saul's life.

The deadly consequences of partial obedience  Partial Obedience