God is not impressed.....
God is not impressed with the works of our hands when our hearts are not refined by the work of His Hand. That's the lesson we learn from the episode in 1 Samuel 15. God's instruction to Saul was very clear in verse 3 -"Destroy the Amalekites and leave nothing behind". Saul did just as he was commanded except he saved the king and the best of the cattle.(verse 9). Saul gave two seemingly good reasons for his actions: The soldiers did it They saved the best cattle so that they can offer it as a sacrifice to the Lord. Doesn't it sound brilliant. It was done for a very good cause -Worship to the Lord. But God had a very different opinion, In verse 11 - “I regret that I have made Saul king, because he has turned away from me and has not carried out my instructions.” Two key lessons we can learn from here: Don't pass the buck. Accept responsibility for your mistakes and the mistakes of your subordinates. Saul readily shifted the blame on his...