Monday February 17th, 2025
« “I regret that I have made Saul king, for he has turned away from following Me and has not carried out My instructions.” And Samuel was distressed and cried out to the LORD all that night »
1Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea,
2 all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea,
3 all ate the same spiritual food,
4 and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ.
5 But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.
6 Now these things became our examples, to the intent that we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted.
7 And do not become idolaters as were some of them. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play.”
8 Nor let us commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand fell;
9 nor let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed by serpents;
10 nor complain, as some of them also complained, and were destroyed by the destroyer.
11 Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
« “I am sorry that I ever made Saul king, for he has not been loyal to me and has refused to obey my command.” Samuel was so deeply moved when he heard this that he cried out to the LORD all night »
The first time I read the passage above, it was shocking to me that God would repent.
I had read passages in the Bible like Ezekiel 33:14-16 where God said if He says to the wicked that he will die, but the wicked changes his ways, then He wouldn’t let him die anymore.
However, what is mind-boggling about Saul’s case is that this is a different kind of repentance.
Of a truth, Saul was a very humble, diligent and responsible young man before he became king.
In 1 Samuel 9:3-4 , his father sent him on an errand to search for some missing animals.
Saul kept searching and was determined not to return home until he found them.
God is the Alpha and Omega, Revelation 1:8 , He knows the end from the beginning.
Acts 15:18 ; how can somebody like that repent of the decision He had made ?
One day, the Lord used the scripture in 1 Corinthians 10:11Amplified to provide an answer to my question:
« Now these things happened to them as an example and warning [to us]; they were written for our instruction [to admonish and equip us], upon whom the ends of the ages have come »
All the stories we read in the Bible, even some of the things happening around us today, are supposed to be lessons to us.
One could therefore say that ‘He looks for scapegoats to use to teach others a lesson.’
Now, there are a few questions you should ask yourself from this revelation:
first, are you really learning lessons from the examples that God has given you in the Bible and around you?
- Have you learnt from Judas Iscariot’s case that greed can destroy a person both here and in eternity
- Have you learned from Samson that sexual sins will reduce a strong man to a piece of bread, Proverbs 6:26 ?
Have you learnt from the examples around you ?
Application – Are you currently indulging in sin? What can you learn from the Bible about the repercussion of that sin?
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
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