READ 1 SAMUEL 15:10-23
We need serenity to be able to accept the consequences of our actions. We may tend to feel wrongly accused and deny our wrongdoings or try to justify them. Unless we are willing to take responsibility for past failures, there is no hope for recovery.
Saul was the first king of Israel. At his coronation the people were told, “Now if you fear and worship the LORD and listen to his voice, and if you do not rebel against the LORD’s commands, then both you and your king will show that you recognize the LORD as your God” (1 Samuel 12:14). But Saul and the people disobeyed God. “Then the LORD said to Samuel, ‘I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command’ ” (15:10-11). When Samuel confronted Saul, he denied doing any wrong and put up his defenses. So Samuel replied, “Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. So because you have rejected the command of the LORD, he has rejected you as king” (15:23). Saul then led his entire family and country into years of civil war as he fought to remain king. He finally died at his own hand, surrounded by enemy troops. His three sons died with him.
There is no escaping the consequences of our actions. God can give us the serenity about our past failures if we are willing to take responsibility for them and ask for God’s forgiveness. When we face this with courage, we may well spare ourself and our loved ones many years of additional pain.”
Excerpt From: Tyndale House Publishers. “The Life Recovery Bible NLT.
We need serenity to be able to accept the consequences of our actions. We may tend to feel wrongly accused and deny our wrongdoings or try to justify them. Unless we are willing to take responsibility for past failures, there is no hope for recovery.
Saul was the first king of Israel. At his coronation the people were told, “Now if you fear and worship the LORD and listen to his voice, and if you do not rebel against the LORD’s commands, then both you and your king will show that you recognize the LORD as your God” (1 Samuel 12:14). But Saul and the people disobeyed God. “Then the LORD said to Samuel, ‘I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command’ ” (15:10-11). When Samuel confronted Saul, he denied doing any wrong and put up his defenses. So Samuel replied, “Rebellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness as bad as worshiping idols. So because you have rejected the command of the LORD, he has rejected you as king” (15:23). Saul then led his entire family and country into years of civil war as he fought to remain king. He finally died at his own hand, surrounded by enemy troops. His three sons died with him.
There is no escaping the consequences of our actions. God can give us the serenity about our past failures if we are willing to take responsibility for them and ask for God’s forgiveness. When we face this with courage, we may well spare ourself and our loved ones many years of additional pain.”
Excerpt From: Tyndale House Publishers. “The Life Recovery Bible NLT.
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