Prayer with Heart for God
Only two years into his reign,
Saul is faced with a critical test.
Confronted by a Philistine onslaught,
Saul enters the priest’s office at
Gigal & offers sacrifices which only
a Levite is permitted to offer, thus
blatantly disregarding God’s law.
Samuel’s announcement that God
will take the kingdom from him
only spurs Saul on to greater
efforts at doing God’s work
but not in God’s way. By ignoring
Samuel’s specific command from
God to annihilate the Amalekites,
Saul seals the fate of his kingship.
Lord, we aspire having Heart for You:
Saul waited seven days according
to the times set by Samuel. But
Samuel did not come to Gilgal… So
Saul… offered the burnt offering…
As soon as he had (presented) the
burnt offering that Samuel came…
And Samuel said to Saul: You have
done foolishly. You have not kept
the command of the Lord your God.
Now your kingdom will not continue.
The Lord has sought for Himself a
man after His own heart (13:8-14)
Now the men of Israel were worn out
that day because Saul had made
them take an oath: Let a curse
fall on anyone who eats before
I have full revenge on my enemies…
And Saul built an altar to the Lord,
the first one he had ever built…
Saul asked counsel of the God:
Shall I go down after the Philistines?
Will You deliver them into the hand
of Israel? But He did Not answer
him that day (1 Sam 14:24-35, 37)
Dear Lord, Thank You for lessons
in scripture from the story of Saul.
Forgive us for the times when we
are disobedient to Your word and
when You speak but we don’t listen.
Forgive us for the times when doing
Your work that we choose to go
our way rather than follow Yours.
Help us to Aspire for Your Heart.
Help us Wait for Your Timing. Amen.
Lord, we purpose not to make
up our own solution when You
God require us to wait and you
didn’t answer by the expected time.
Remind us Lord not to allow
impatience to drive us to disobey
Your instruction. Help us walk
daily to prepare us to cope well
when the pressure is on. Amen.
Lord, pray that I will have a heart
for You and Your sovereign ways.
For I don’t want to be a person who
shows love for You with only words.
Help me to show it with actions,
obedience to Your laws and
the way I live. And Thank You
for still loving me even when
I don’t do things right. Amen.
