Do Right

Saul was told to wait until Samuel arrived so that Samuel could give him instructions as well as offer up appropriate sacrifices to the Lord. As the days drew on, and Samuel did not arrive, the pressure mounted on Saul and he buckled. He went ahead and offered the sacrifice himself. The consequences for his lack of faith were grave: the posterity of his throne would be cut off.

This is the nature of sin. It presents a way of meeting a perceived need that goes against God’s explicit command. The alternative way seems reasonable, practical, often more enjoyable, and, at times, even pious, as in the case of Saul.  But, no matter how plausible the sin seems, it is still sin. And to the extent that we choose a sinful manner of satisfying a need we express our lack of faith in God being able to meet that need.

Faith demands that we do what is right, even if doing right comes at a cost and dictates that we wait until we see God’s provision for our perceived need.