Biblical Principles Daily Devotionals Day 152

Day 152

Biblical principle - Absolute truth from God’s Word:

Those in authority must do right or answer to God. The reason does not matter to the Lord, even if it sounds religious or spiritual. Saul saw he was losing the people so he rallied them together by offering a sacrifice, which was not for him to do. He did not trust God’s man would do right by being there as the man of God promised so Saul took matters into his own hands. Therefore, God told Samuel that He was going to choose someone to fill the role of king that was after His own heart. This implies that one who does not obey God (by coming up with excuses for their actions that appears to others as religious) is not God’s heart. Outward acts do not always reflect God’s heart.

1 Samuel 13:7-14, And some of the Hebrews went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he was yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. ⁸And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him. ⁹And Saul said, Bring hither a burnt offering to me, and peace offerings. And he offered the burnt offering. ¹⁰And it came to pass, that as soon as he had made an end of offering the burnt offering, behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might salute him. ¹¹And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash; ¹²Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to Gilgal, and I have not made supplication unto the Lord: I forced myself therefore, and offered a burnt offering. ¹³And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever. ¹⁴But now thy kingdom shall not continue: the Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart, and the Lord hath commanded him to be captain over his people, because thou hast not kept that which the Lord commanded thee.

Practical - Works that apply Biblical principle:

We should seek to be men and women after God’s heart.

1.      walk in truth

2.      show love (charity)

3.      show others the truth (fellow helpers to the truth)

4.      don’t desire to be number one

5.      follow that which is good

6.      cast out those who do not follow the above.

3 John 1:4-11, I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. ⁵Beloved, thou doest faithfully whatsoever thou doest to the brethren, and to strangers; ⁶Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well: ⁷Because that for his name's sake they went forth, taking nothing of the Gentiles. ⁸We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. ⁹I wrote unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not. ¹⁰Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church. ¹¹Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.