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1 Samuel 13:1-15

It was God Himself who called Moses out to go and lead the children of < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Israel from the bondage of over four hundred years. The same God that was, and is, also sent Samuel to go and anoint Saul as the first king over the children of Israel. He knew the end from the beginning and the beginning from the end. Jeremiah 1:5, ÒBefore I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.Ó That is God for you and for your understanding. What could have gone wrong with both men to have missed the expected end? Saul, being the topic of the subject now, was no accident when He was ordained by God for the assignment, but he failed in the assignment. 1 Samuel 10:1, ÒThen Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head, and kissed him and said: ÔIs it not because the Lord has anointed you commander over His inheritance?ÕÓ When Saul failed to wait for Samuel by carrying out a burnt offering and peace offerings before a war against the Philistines, he failed in the presence of God. Saul had the reasons why he could not have waited for Samuel. SaulÕs reasons became concerns for Him to misplace his assignment before God; his concerns placed him on a ground where he should not have been; his concerns became an agent of his termination from GodÕs assignment. SaulÕs concerns compelled him to failure. 1 Samuel 13:12, ÒThen I said, ÔThe Philistines will now come down on me at Gilgal, and I have not made supplication to the Lord. Therefore I felt compelled, and offered a burnt offering.ÕÓ What are your concerns today? Do not lose focus on God or your concerns will compel you from getting to your expected end. Pray to God for help in His assignment for your life because by strength shall no man prevail.