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"To Listen To The Voice Of God Is better Than Any Sacrifice" 1 Samuel 15:23 Samuel tells Saul that rebellion (not listening to the voice of God) is "as the sin of witchcraft..." Saul was a people pleaser. He says in verse 24, that he "feared the people." They were facing a war with the Amalekites and God told Saul to utterly destroy them because of what they did to Moses (Exodus 17). Saul didn't end up killing everything, as the Lord commanded because he wanted to save the best for the people. Saul lied to Samuel and told him that he intended to sacrifice to the Lord. King Saul wouldn't have trouble preaching in churches in America. He was a people pleaser. This was Saul's only sin. This is the sin of the world today. The politicians of today want to be accepted by the people. The thought is that "we're all getting together and we'll have peace". They don't care about acknowledging Jesus, they only want the favor of the people and to rule over them. Saul didn't care about obeying the Lord or the anointing that went with it, he just wanted to continue ruling the people (verse 30). God wanted Saul's obedience not his sacrifices! We need to be God pleasers NOT pleasers of men! If we please men then we are in rebellion in the sight of God and we are , according to the scriptures, practicing witchcraft! Please the Lord NOT men!!! |