The Tragic Results of Disobedience

1 Samuel 15:1-31 - When Saul, the King of Israel, had been disobedient to the clear commands of God, God's prophet, Samuel, confronted the king. Saul made excuses and then claimed that he had only been disobedient in order to offer sacrifices to God. The prophet's response was to ask the soul-searching question, “In what does the Lord delight, our rituals or our obedience?” His clear answer to his own question was that God delights in the obedience of His children. Saul learned the hard way that there are blessings when God's people obey His Word and there may be tragic consequences when God's people disobey His Word.