Consistency is the Key

Are you living a life consistent with God’s values all the way? I believe this is what God is asking me in today’s readings

In the first reading, God was displeased with Saul because he disobeyed a direct order from God. In doing what he thought was right, he placed himself above God.

The LORD anointed you king of Israel and sent you on a mission, saying,
'Go and put the sinful Amalekites under a ban of destruction.
Fight against them until you have exterminated them.'
Why then have you disobeyed the LORD?

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"Does the LORD so delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices
as in obedience to the command of the LORD?
Obedience is better than sacrifice

Maybe Saul’s intention was good. He took the best sheep and oxen to offer to God. Pero iba kasi ang sinabi ni God. God asked him to exterminate everything. We need not know what God’s reasons are, we simply have to have faith and obey. Hindi na kailangang mag magaling, kasi si God, mas magaling.

Another point is maybe Saul became too consumed with the victory. Baka nagalingan sya sa sarili nya, forgetting that God was the reason for the victory. Maybe he wanted to prove a point to the enemies, that’s why he brought back the leader even if God asked him to destroy everything. Maybe he wanted to let his people see how great a king Saul is, kaya nya binalik yung leader ng kalaban. Maybe in doing God’s work, he wanted to be praised as well.

In the gospel, Jesus again reminds us of the importance of consistency. Old wine into old wineskins, new wine into new wineskins. Pag pinagsama, masassayang lang. Jesus wants to tell us that we should live our lives ALWAYS in CONSISTENT with God wants from us. Not like Saul who yes, did God’s work, but pasaway na di sinunod lahat ng sinabi ni God. We cannot claim to do God’s work if we have old baggage and issues that we don’t want to let go. We cannot work for God if our hearts are not fully committed to Him.

                         

What things are weighing me down? What habits, feelings, issues do I need to let go to be able to serve God wholeheartedly? Am I ready to let go, and let God take over?

May we strive to consistently listen and obey God’s voice. In serving God, may we let go of the things we should…. All the bad habits of our old self, pain, hurts, anger, and everything that will weigh us down, that will hinder us from following God wholeheartedly. And as we work for him, may we remember what Erwin Lutzer said, that It is not enough to do God’s work, it must be done HIS WAY and FOR HIS CREDIT… not ours.. not ever ours.