Our fellowship with God requires our obedience in a total, complete and unconditional form. To disobey God is to reject Him as Lord and Savior of our lives and to invite disastrous consequences upon ourselves.
The story of King Saul (1 Samuel 15:1-35) is a well known scriptural example of a man who was anointed by God for service but who fell from favor through the sin of disobedience, the consequences of this sin and how it applies to all believers today.
His anointing was a tremendous one just as his fall was one of the most tragic moments in the Scriptures. King Saul was the first king of Israel after the era of the Judges. During his coronation, he was anointed at Gilgal in 1 Samuel chapter 11 and through his anointing, he was divinely and highly empowered by God for service.
The fall of King Saul was a gradual process which began in 1 Samuel chapters 13 and 14 and it affected his spiritual and moral life. He was however warned by the Prophet Samuel who reminded him of his anointing and gave him a last chance to be faithful and obedient to God. Obedience to God is vital for continuous anointing.
The Holy Spirit the believer receives at the time of his conversion is the evidence of his anointing which is for service and power but total obedience is vital for a continuous flow of the anointing in the believer's life. We must take note of this fact as we work and serve the Lord according to his will.
The anointing is based on a call which is also based on what God purposes to be the best for His people. In Exodus 17:8-16, the Amalekite nation did an injustice to Israel and God had promised to punish Amalek for this injusticce. King Saul was to be used to fulfil the promise.
Therefore, God's call to Saul was based on the remembrance of that injustice to Israel by Amalek.
Saul's obedience was to determine the working of that call. Likewise today, our total obedience to God will determine the working of His purposes for our lives.
Based on his anointing for service and power, God commanded King Saul to totally destroy the Amalekite nation just as He had commanded Joshua in Deuteronomy 7:1-6. The instruction to Saul was not new and there was to be no excuses or constraints. Unfortunately, King Saul failed to obey God in accordance with His Will which was the last straw that broke his back.
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Ayodele Adegbulugbe.
www.xtianrace.blogspot.com.ng.
Lagos, Nigeria
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This blog presents articles on how to run the race to eternity on the right lane,live a Christian life that pleases the Lord and to end up on the right side in eternity.
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