INNER CONDEMNATION

 ANCHOR OF LIFE DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE

THURSDAY, 12TH MAY, 2022

Author: PASTOR DR. SAMUEL AYORINDE

General Overseer

Topic: INNER CONDEMNATION

MEMORIZE: “Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.” 1 Samuel 15:24

SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Samuel 15:18-24

“Now the LORD sent you on a mission, and said, 'Go, and utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are consumed.' "Why then did you not obey the voice of the LORD? Why did you swoop down on the spoil, and do evil in the sight of the LORD?" And Saul said to Samuel, "But I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and gone on the mission on which the LORD sent me, and brought back Agag king of Amalek; I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. "But the people took of the plunder, sheep and oxen, the best of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice to the LORD your God in Gilgal." Then Samuel said: "Has the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, As in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, And to heed than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, And stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He also has rejected you from being king." Then Saul said to Samuel, "I have sinned, for I have transgressed the commandment of the LORD and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice.”

EXPOSITION:

A young brother was moved by divine inspiration to pray for a dead boy in his neighbourhood, but fear of what if he did not come back to life and the possible embarrassment that may follow from the onlookers made him to disobey the call of God. For about two hours, he continued struggling in his heart until the corpse was finally buried. Thereafter, God ministered unto him that he was the one who killed the boy, due to his unbelief and negligence. As a result of this, he suffered inner condemnation and guilty of being a murderer.

Inner condemnation is the guilt we suffer for things we have done wrong. Some of them may be amendable while some are not. King Saul disobeyed God’s order and suffered rejection from God. He later regretted it though his action and its consequence remains irreversible. The same thing happened to the young brother in our story today - his disobedience costs the boy his life – God’s plan for him was to be raised back to life and give glory to God, but the negligence and disobedience of the supposed saviour made him to be considered dead and buried.

I want to challenge you today, how many destinies have you killed because of your negligence? Negligence to pray for the sick as a minister of God because the victim does not have money to pay you, or because he/she doesn’t pay his/her huge tithes to you… Negligence to preach the gospel to the sinners around you for fear of ridicule… Negligence in helping the poor or giving to the work of God because you thought you have nothing to benefit from them… Examine yourself. In what way has your careless living put others in jeopardy? What have you done that brought you inner condemnation? If God chose to pass through you does not mean you are the best; that is the grace of God extended to you. How safe are the destinies kept under your care? If God should rate you at the end, will He approve you and commend your effort? Repent and desist from all unprofitable actions and remember that God is the judge and rewarder of all we do.

PRAYER POINT:

Lord, I’m sorry in any way I have allowed my negligence to put others into trouble. Help me to amend my way and be a timely helper to those you have sent me to in Jesus name.

DAILY BIBLE READING IN A YEAR – Esther 4-7.

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