MEMORY VERSE: Then
came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying, It repenteth me that I
have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me,
and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he
cried unto the LORD all night. 1 Samuel 15:10-11
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Psalm 111 - 113
God
in His infinite mercy can make the last to become the first. In 1
Samuel 16, He anointed David, the last born, to be king over Israel
thereby making him the first, not only in his family but, in the nation
of Israel. He can turn a prisoner into a prime minister (Genesis 24). 1
Samuel 2:8 says, “He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth
up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make
them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the
LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.” In 1 Samuel 9:21 the
Lord chose Saul, a young boy from the least family in Benjamin (smallest
tribe in Israel) to be king. Several months later, the Lord sent him to
destroy the Amalekites. When Saul got there, he spared Agag, king of
the Amalekites, and killed others. He destroyed the worthless things and
kept the good things for himself. 1 Samuel 15:10-11 says, “Then came
the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying, It repenteth me that I have
set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and
hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried
unto the LORD all night.”
Just
as God regretted that He made Saul king, God is regretting over some of
His children. Many of them were close to Him when they were looking for
visa to travel abroad.They rarely missed church service; they ran from
sin especially fornication. The moment they got their visa and traveled
abroad, they became a totally different person. They stopped going to
church. They began to live in sin – they now smoke, drink, party late
night, fornicate and so on. Many used to win souls before they traveled
out of the country, but today , they no longer have time for bible
studies. Before God provided jobs for some of us, we were punctual in
mid-week service. Before God provided jobs for some of us, we used to
evangelize and do outreaches. Now, we no longer have time to do those
things we used to do. Before many of our single sisters got married,
they used to attend workers meeting. Several years into marriage, they
no longer go to church. The Lord is regretting over some in ministry.
Before the Lord called them into ministry, they used to have time for
Him. In the beginning, the ministry was all about Jesus. Today, it is no
longer so. The Holy Spirit no longer has a say in the ministry. His
ways are now counted as old fashioned. The Lord is saying i regret
calling 'so and so' into ministry. God is regretting over some of us
because the same gift He gave to us to populate His kingdom is what we
are using to populate the kingdom of hell. Friend, have you changed like
Saul? For those who are yet to change like Saul i.e. still standing,
ask the Lord to give you the grace to remain standing. If you sense in
your spirit that God is regretting over your life, you better repent and
ask for mercy.
NOTE:
Man has a history of disappointing God. Are you going to add to the
list of those who will disappoint God in this generation or you will be
one of the very few He will say thus concerning, "I am happy I created
‘so and so’"
PRAYER: Father, help me never to disappoint you.
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