Negligence

 "To obey is better than sacrifice". 1 Samuel 15:22.

When it is sinful to forgive?

When the sin is not only not acknowledged and confessed, but when the person concerned seeks to justify the evil they are continuing to deem as good.

In the times when Israel was going through the birth pains of becoming a nation, the people found the idea of being directly responsible - socially and spiritually - to God made them uncomfortable, especially when they looked at the manner in which the pagan nations were ruled.

This angst became vocalised in a particular request - we want to have a material ruler, just like everyone else. The Lord sought to warn them that this would cost them dearly (the designated monarch would take in a manner which would cost from them all), but He relented to their request, and Samuel anoints a man that they all think will do well.

The first test proves to be the protection of the people themselves. A vicious, pernicious war monger named Agag needs to be removed, so the new King Saul is sent to deal with this enemy by killing him.

Saul fails miserably because, as he begins the task, he decides he can aggrandise his own wealth and power by 'adjusting' God's requirements and seceding in victory to the will of that power (rebel against the command to destroy everything, choosing to keep the best of Agag's wealth for themselves).

The consequences, of course, are dire, for the people and for Saul, and requires God to take the reins (in respect to judgement) once more.

Samuel confronts Saul after the battle, asking him why the material goods of Agag (cattle), which God had commanded be destroyed, was literally "bleating" outside the tent, and why Agag is still alive. Saul seeks to wheedle his way out of his compromise by saying he intended to give the livestock in sacrifice, but Samuel reads right through the lies and, taking a sword, does what Saul has not, killing Agag.

The 'political' actions of Saul in these events is a rebellion against the fundamental behaviours the Lord desires (love for Him and our neighbour). It's a poison that not only murders God's work in the service of one man, but threatens to, once again, infect the entire behaviour of the nation (if the leader(s) can do this and it's OK, so can we).

This manner of active negligence is everywhere in civil and social behaviour today.

The UK Government was once again, for example, presented with their own damning data this week on the impact of MRNA gene therapy 'vaccines' by Andrew Bridgen, but refused to recognise this horrifying truth, because they are very aware that they are the cause of such a nightmare (Big Pharma may have produced the materials, but they are the people responsible for the use of these deadly 'safe and effective' methods). The US Government has done the same, and has also closed its eyes and ears to the dreadful mistakes made to the banking industry in 2008, allowing many of the very same people who caused this global injury then to repeat it over the last ten days once more.

The truth is we have a cabal of Saul's - a council of evil, perpetuating nothing but utter negligence when it comes to our true status before the most High and each other, and it cannot continue unchecked.

The good news is that this house has already been raided by a 'stronger man' - the one who has conquered in this battle  - "Christ Jesus is His name".

Stand fast in His mercy and truth, and the day of glorious light, which devours the darkness and brings eternal joy in what is whole, will come.