1 Samuel 13

“God Is Out Looking for Your Replacement”

 God is searching for your replacement was the title of 1 Samuel 13. This really reminds me of 1 thing. We can be given by God about this task, but if we fail to do it or do it well, God will give that opportunity to someone else! Samuel said that because Saul overstepped his authority. Then you would ask... Isn't Saul the king? No, Saul is in appointment of a king but God is the King. That is a great difference. In

Saul remained at Gilgal, and all the troops with him were quaking with fear. ⁸ He waited seven days, the time set by Samuel; but Samuel did not come to Gilgal, and Saul’s men began to scatter. ⁹ So he said, “Bring me the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings.” And Saul offered up the burnt offering. ¹⁰ Just as he finished making the offering, Samuel arrived, and Saul went out to greet him.
¹¹ “What have you done?” asked Samuel.
Saul replied, “When I saw that the men were scattering, and that you did not come at the set time, and that the Philistines were assembling at Mikmash, ¹² I thought, ‘Now the Philistines will come down against me at Gilgal, and I have not sought the Lord’s favor.’ So I felt compelled to offer the burnt offering.”
¹³ “You have done a foolish thing,” Samuel said. “You have not kept the command the Lord your God gave you; if you had, he would have established your kingdom over Israel for all time. ¹⁴ But now your kingdom will not endure; the Lord has sought out a man after his own heart and appointed him ruler of his people, because you have not kept the Lord’s command.”

 We see that Saul offered the offering though he was not authorized to do so. Take note that this is still in the old testament, where only priests are allowed to present offerings to the Lord. That is why Samuel asked "What have you done?", showing displeasure to what Saul have done. It is important to keep our appointment with God, to do His will, as He had dictated. if we fail to do that, we fail to obey God. Similarly as with Saul, who was not authorised or instructed by God or Samuel to present the offering. Not only that, Saul did not offer remorse, he still claimed that it was alright and reasoned with Samuel. So, God will strip Him of the authority that God had given Saul. God is the final authority, He is our King. Regardless of who said what, God is the omega. AMEN and AMEN.