The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

1 Samuel 13:10-14, “As soon as he finished offering the burnt offering,
behold, Samuel came; and Saul went out to meet him and to greet him.
11 But Samuel said, ‘What have you done?’ And Saul said, ‘Because I
saw that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come
within the appointed days, and that the Philistines were assembling at
Michmash,
12 therefore I said, “Now the Philistines will come down against me at
Gilgal, and I have not asked the favor of the LORD.” So I forced myself
and offered the burnt offering.’
13 Samuel said to Saul, ‘You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, for now
the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.
14 ‘But now your kingdom shall not endure. The LORD has sought out for
Himself a man after His own heart, and the LORD has appointed him as
ruler over His people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you.’”

Sometimes we just need to hurry! We see things that need attention, and
we simply attend to them. Sometimes, however, we get in a hurry and
become involved when we ought not to be.

Samuel had business elsewhere; but he set a time for his arrival and shared
the time with Saul. But, Samuel didn’t arrive when he told Saul he would. So,
Saul waited seven days and when he saw that Samuel had still not arrived,
he set about to offer the sacrifices that Samuel alone was qualified to offer.

When Samuel arrived and saw that Saul had offered a sacrifice on the altar,
he soundly rebuked him. Saul would probably have thought little of the rebuke,
except that Samuel said, “You have acted foolishly; you have not kept the
commandment of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, for now the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.”

We have absolutely no idea in the world what the LORD has in store for us,
His people. We just do what we “feel best” about doing. We even have a good
heart toward the LORD; but we “jump the gun” and lose the opportunity the
LORD had in store for us.

Oh, how often we do that in life! Remember David’s words in the Psalms:

“Wait for the LORD; be strong and let your heart take
courage; yes, wait for the LORD” (Psalm 27:14).

The LORD has a purpose for each of us, His children. His purposes always
exceed what we have in mind for ourselves. So, let Him be God in your life!
Everything will turn out better when the LORD is stearing the ship.

Heartily in Christ Jesus,

(Dado III)

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.
Springdale, Arkansas 72764
United States of America

“We never know that Christ is all we need until He becomes all that we have.” – Corrie ten Boom