Scripture.

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 "Samuel also said unto Saul, The LORD sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel: now therefore hearken thou unto the voice of the words of the LORD. 
 Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass".

 Message: 
  Obedience is the test with which God moves us up in every realm in the kingdom. Everytime God comes to you with an instruction, (not just a request or suggestion of men) you don't even need to analyse it, once you convinced and you are aware of the details, just step out and carry it out. Your next level promotion, provision, preservation etc is embedded in the last instruction that God gave you.

 Never allow the needs of the people to make you forfeit the instruction of God. People are around you because God is helping you, the day your resources dry up, you will know that only God is your source and sustenance. Saul was told to destroy everything, both men and animals. But he saw well fed animals, and thought he can use that to help people (against the will of God). The mistake of always putting people ahead of God destroyed king Saul. 

  Divine instructions always constitute a defining moment for a child of God. If it is obeyed, it provokes a shift, if it is disobeyed, the class will be repeated. The Bible says in ‭1 Samuel 15:10-11, "Then came the word of the LORD unto Samuel, saying, It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night".

 In ‭1 Samuel 15:14-15 (KJV‬) "And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed". King Saul was destroyed because he always puts people ahead of God. 

 Sacrifice will never take the place of Obedience. Never allow the devil to give you reasons enough to disobey God, it is disastrous. Half obedience is disobedience, so also is delayed obedience. Saul lost his throne with this test, though he was still on seat for the next 38 years. Pride and over estimation of self is a major reason behind most disobedience. I pray for you today, that you will remain little in your own eyes in Jesus name (1 Sam. 15v17).