No Exception
NO EXCEPTION What if the thing standing between us and wholehearted obedience to God isn't rebellion—but the exceptions we keep making? We may obey God in the areas that are easy, comfortable, and convenient, while quietly holding on to the things we don't want to surrender. Saul didn't reject God's command completely; he simply made exceptions. And sometimes, our greatest problem isn't what we refuse to obey, but what we choose to spare. Scripture “Saul and the army made an exception for Agag, and for the choice sheep and cattle. They didn't include them under the terms of the holy ban. But all the rest, which nobody wanted anyway, they destroyed as decreed by the holy ban.”( 1 Samuel 15:9 ) Explanation God gave Saul a clear instruction concerning the Amalekites. There was no room for negotiation or personal preference. But when Saul and his army encountered Agag and the best of the sheep and cattle, they made an exception. Interestingly, the...