Saul disobeyed God by not waiting for Samuel after having been instructed to do so. He took matters into his own hands and usurped the authority Samuel had. This was his undoing. If he had obeyed God, his kingdom would have been prolonged. As it was, God took His mantle of leadership and gave it to little David, the musical shepherd boy.

Gratefully, God sent Christ to take the rap for our disobediences. We can confess them and be forgiven. He’s the God of the second chance, and the third, and the …

His mercy is unending.

READ/HEAR: 1 Sam. 12,13