God Demands Complete Obedience

Most of us understand that, but what many do not seem to understand is what God has called them to do and equipped them to do, HE EXPECTS THEM TO DO!

Our desire should be as Christ's. He said in John 4:34, "...My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work."

He not only has created us to do certain things, he also has equipped us with a mind, so we can understand WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE and HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE! These minds are one of the marvels of His creation. It is unbelievable the things we can achieve with them.

Illus: For example, a college philosophy professor asked one question on his final exam. He picked up a chair, put it on his desk, and wrote on the board, "Using everything we have learned this semester, prove that this chair does not exist." They knew what their job was to do and now they were to take the skills God had given them to accomplish the job. The students dug deep and wrote like crazy for a whole hour, some of them churning out 30 pages of heady philosophical debate and logic. But one student turned in his paper after less than a minute. Turned out he was the only one to get an "A." What did he write so quickly that turned out to be just the right answer? He simply wrote "What chair?"

The minds God gave us are amazing. We can use them to do anything God has called us to do.

Illus: For example, one class that graduated was disappointed that their school would not allow them to mention God in their graduating exercise. But clever people can not be stopped. This class was a clever class. They decided they can mention God in their graduating exercise by having the President of the student body “sneeze” when he got ready to make his Senior Class speech.

• He did and the whole senior class stood up and said, “God bless you!”

• The crowd saw and heard what had happened and they all stood up and said to the senior class, “God bless you!”

It is simply amazing the things we can accomplish if we will use the God given minds and talents He gave us. Nothing can stop us from accomplishing what God would have us to accomplish.

It is amazing what we mortals can do, but many times even animals who were put here for a very specific purpose can amaze us.

Illus: For example, a local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, stating the following: "HELP WANTED”. But the sign also listed these things:

• Must be able to type

• Must be good with a computer

• Must be bilingual

“We are an Equal Opportunity Employer." A short time afterwards, a dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign and went inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to the sign, looked at it and whined. Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the dog looked determined, so he led him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager.

• The manager said "I can't hire you. The sign says you have to be able to type." The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect, flawless letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave it to him, then jumped back on the chair.

• The manager was stunned, but then he told the dog "The sign says you have to be good with a computer." The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to enter and execute a perfect program, that worked flawlessly the first time.

• By this time the manager was totally dumbfounded! He looked at the dog and said, "I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities. However, I still can not give you the job."

• The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the sentence that told about being an Equal Opportunity Employer.

• The manager said "Yes, but the sign also says that you have to be bilingual." The dog looked at the manager calmly and said, "Meow!"

All the creatures God put here on earth are doing what they were put here to do. The only one who is not, is MORTAL MAN.

For example, in our text, in 1 Samuel 15, God gave Saul a task to perform and God expected him to obey. God gave him the brains and the skills to do the job. Let’s look at Saul and how he handled the task God sent him to do. First, we need to consider-