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February 19
Tuesday


WAIT

READ:
1 Samuel 13:7-14
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Samuel said to Saul,
"You have done
foolishly. You have not
kept the commandment
of the LORD your God,
which He commanded
you." __1 samuel 13:13
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In an act of impatience, a man in San Francisco, California, tried to beat traffic by swerving around a lane of cars that had come to a stop. However, the lane he pulled into had just been laid with fresh cement, and his Porsche 911 got stuck. This driver paid a high price for his impatience.

The Scriptures tell of a king who also paid a high price for his impatience. Eager for God to bless the Israelites in their battle against the Philistines, Saul acted impatiently. When Samuel did not arrive at the appointed time to offer a sacrifice for God's favor, Saul became impatient and disobeyed God's command (1 Sam. 13:8-9,13). Impatience led Saul to think he was above the law and to take on an unauthorized position of priest. He thought he could disobey God without serious consequences. He was wrong.

When Samuel arrived, he rebuked Saul for his disobedience and prophesied that Saul would lose the kingdom (vv.13-14). Saul's refusal to wait for the development of God's plan caused him to act in haste, and in his haste he lost his way (see Prov. 19:2). HIs impatience was the ultimate display of a lack of faith.

The Lord will provide His guiding presence as we wait patiently for Him to bring about His will. __Marvin Williams
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tune your anxious heart to patience,~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Walk by faith where sight is dim;~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Loving God, be calm and trustful~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~And leave everything to Him. __Chambers~~~~~~~~~
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Patience means awaiting God's time
and trusting God's love.

**************Today's Bible Reading __ 1 Samuel 13:7-14*************

7 And some of the Hebrews
crossed over the Jordan to the
land of Gad and Gilead. As
for saul, he was still in
Gilgal, and all the people
followed him trembling.

8 Then he waited seven days,
according to the time set by
Samuel. But Samuel did not
come to Gilgal; and the
people were scattered from
him. 9 So Saul said, "Bring a
burnt offering and peace
offerings here to me." And he
offered the burnt offering.

10 Now it happened, as soon
as he had finished presenting
the burnt offering, that
Samuel came; and Saul went
out to meet him, that he
might greet him.

11 And SAmuel said, "What
have you done?"

Saul said, "When I saw that
the people were scattered
from me, and that you did
not come within the days
appointed,... 12 then I said,
'The Philistines will now
come down on me at Gilgal,
and I have not made
supplication to the LORD.'
Therefore I felt compelled,
and offered a burnt offering."

13 And Samuel said to Saul,
"You have done foolishly.
You have not kept the
commandment of the LORD
your God, which He
commanded you. For now
the LORD would have
established your kingdom
over Israel forever. 14 But
now your kingdom shall not
continue. The LORD has
sought for Himself a man
after His own heart, and the
LORD has commanded him to
be commander over His
people, because you have not
kept what the LORD
commanded you."

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Rationalization is a great enemy of the believer's walk with God.
King Saul's reason for offering a sacrifice to the Lord sounded
legitimate (vv.11-12). However, his kingdom would be taken from
him for his disobedience (v.14).