Today's Passage: 1 Samuel 15-16
In these two chapters we find the transition between God supporting Saul as King and God appointing and supporting David as the future King. I find that the most unsettling part of these chapters is in chapter 15 when Saul is explaining himself to Samuel.
The situation that Saul describes in chapter 15 reminds me of the saying "It's easier to ask forgiveness than to get permission." The scarier part is that I'm sure many of us can relate to what Saul was thinking. He was thinking "As long as God gets what He asked for, who cares if He gets it now or later." Samuel's response is one of my favorite verses in the Old Testament "Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD ? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams."
Now obviously we are not all "kings of Israel", but we are all just as important to God and His plans. And according to the words that God spoke through Samuel we should live our lives focusing on being obedient to God's commands rather than relying on the privilege of forgiveness. I think too often we do things we know we shouldn't and think "Oh I'll get right with God later." This breaks God's heart because His desire is for us to follow Him willfully in the face of adversity.
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