Post by broncbuster2 on Jan 17, 2008 17:48:44 GMT -5
Bible Study Verse
I Samuel 15:13, 14
When Samuel
reached
him, Saul said, "The Lord bless you! I have
carried out the Lord's instructions."
But
Samuel said, "What then is this bleating of
sheep in my ears? What is this lowing of
cattle that I hear?" (NIV)
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Thoughts
During my own hunter education class,
years
ago, the silver-haired instructor related this
story:
He was hunting mule deer
in southern
Arizona, and had hiked a few hours into
the
back country when he located his prize.
The
largest mule deer he had ever seen in his
decades of hunting was standing
broadside on a hillside a few hundred
yards away.
With
great care, he made his shot and knew
immediately that it was well placed. The
deer
staggered and went up and over the hill.
He
waited awhile to allow the deer to settle
before tracking it. He was on in
years, his tracking slower due to his
bad knees; and even more
so because of the rough terrain.
By the time he had reached his prize a few
hours later, another hunter had found the
deer and tagged it. The young hunter knew
he
had tagged someone else's deer, but
claimed
it was his. The old man simply
congratulated
the young hunter and walked back to his
truck. (BrettM)
Action Point
When Samuel approached King Saul, the
king said that he had carried out the
Lord's
instructions--to attack the
Amalekites and destroy them and all their
livestock, sparing nothing. But when
Samuel
asked why there was the sound of sheep
and cattle, King Saul knew he had been
caught in a lie. Saul may have thought that
keeping the best sheep and cattle for a
sacrifice was all right, but he was
deceiving himself. The young hunter who
had taken another person's harvest was
also
deceiving himself.
Disobedience usually leads to dishonesty
as we begin to rationalize our behavior to
ourselves, our family and ultimately to
God.
We must strive to be obedient to God and
honest with ourselves. King Saul lost his
kingdom because of his disobedience and
lying. What consequences do we endure
because of our disobedience and
dishonesty?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
Strive to tag your downed game as soon
as
possible. But if another hunter claims your
harvest, simply congratulate him and move
on. No game is worth an altercation,
especially one in which both parties are
armed.
I Samuel 15:13, 14
When Samuel
reached
him, Saul said, "The Lord bless you! I have
carried out the Lord's instructions."
But
Samuel said, "What then is this bleating of
sheep in my ears? What is this lowing of
cattle that I hear?" (NIV)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thoughts
During my own hunter education class,
years
ago, the silver-haired instructor related this
story:
He was hunting mule deer
in southern
Arizona, and had hiked a few hours into
the
back country when he located his prize.
The
largest mule deer he had ever seen in his
decades of hunting was standing
broadside on a hillside a few hundred
yards away.
With
great care, he made his shot and knew
immediately that it was well placed. The
deer
staggered and went up and over the hill.
He
waited awhile to allow the deer to settle
before tracking it. He was on in
years, his tracking slower due to his
bad knees; and even more
so because of the rough terrain.
By the time he had reached his prize a few
hours later, another hunter had found the
deer and tagged it. The young hunter knew
he
had tagged someone else's deer, but
claimed
it was his. The old man simply
congratulated
the young hunter and walked back to his
truck. (BrettM)
Action Point
When Samuel approached King Saul, the
king said that he had carried out the
Lord's
instructions--to attack the
Amalekites and destroy them and all their
livestock, sparing nothing. But when
Samuel
asked why there was the sound of sheep
and cattle, King Saul knew he had been
caught in a lie. Saul may have thought that
keeping the best sheep and cattle for a
sacrifice was all right, but he was
deceiving himself. The young hunter who
had taken another person's harvest was
also
deceiving himself.
Disobedience usually leads to dishonesty
as we begin to rationalize our behavior to
ourselves, our family and ultimately to
God.
We must strive to be obedient to God and
honest with ourselves. King Saul lost his
kingdom because of his disobedience and
lying. What consequences do we endure
because of our disobedience and
dishonesty?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sportsmen's Tip of the
Day
Strive to tag your downed game as soon
as
possible. But if another hunter claims your
harvest, simply congratulate him and move
on. No game is worth an altercation,
especially one in which both parties are
armed.