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Introduction

Good morning, everyone. Let's delve into 1 Samuel, chapter 15. What is the main theme of chapter 15? Actually, there are several themes, but they all converge on one point. I would title it: I regret making Saul king, and this is God Himself saying it! I regret making Saul king, it's quite intriguing. At the beginning of the year, we had a dear couple among us who deeply loved their previous pastor. During the New Year, we had a card-drawing activity. They came to us, still concerned about their pastor. They drew a card with a sermon title I had preached: I regret making Saul king. Well, it seems quite accurate!

We all need to understand that in this life, if you serve as a pastor and God says He regrets making you a pastor, wouldn't that be a tragedy? As for how accurate the card-drawing is, only those involved would know. But how do you send such a card to him? Wouldn't you offend him? Better not send it. Actually, God is quite miraculous! I've noticed many instances of drawing lots in the Bible, and they often draw Saul and Jonathan, things of that nature. I especially admire our God. Our cards were drawn by computer. Does God oversee the cards drawn by the computer? I tell you, at least up until now, the ones I've drawn have been very accurate!

For instance, we have a brother among us who doesn't quite grasp the essence of things, so I gave him a card for the New Year: Grasp the essence of things! This was also a sermon I preached. You should know that whether you listen to my sermons or Bible studies, the topics I cover are quite broad, including those who please God and those who incur His wrath. Both I regret making Saul king, and God seeking a faithful priest. The spectrum of my Bible study is quite wide, with all sorts of topics, so it's particularly useful for drawing cards. Later, I stopped drawing because after drawing, I knew what it was! I just serve well and do what I'm supposed to do.

Let's return to the theme, I regret making Saul king. God has placed me in this generation to serve Him as a pastor, shepherding God's flock. I contemplate in my heart, Oh God, please don't regret it, because if You do, I'm in trouble! What am I busy with my whole life? It's all in vain. So I'm very concerned about these things!

In the past years, sometimes I envied you all for having pastors. In those past years, I really had no one to guide me. I was a very good member, never missed a gathering, never missed a small group Bible study, went to all the prayer meetings, never slacked on giving, but it was like being free-range, like a little bird, eating whatever worm it could catch. I must thank God for personally feeding me until today.

I have a shadow in my heart, which later became an encouragement to me, to say to God: God, I want to be a good shepherd. I want to give food to God's people at the proper time, have mercy on me! That's how I've been walking. Sometimes when serving some stubborn people, I want to solve their problems, but they explain it one way, then another, making me feel very uncomfortable. How foolish is that, why do they do that? Look, I'm telling you for your benefit, yet you argue with me, I feel quite uncomfortable in my heart.

Some time ago, I occasionally flipped through the Tao Te Ching, a total of more than 5,000 words. I found that Lao Tzu saw things even more clearly than I did, and I must learn from him. So in this life, I hope to learn from others, hoping to have guidance from experts. I really thank God that, until today, God is still faithful, leading me until today.

Need to See Clearly What God Is Doing

God made Saul king, so why did He regret it? It still comes back to one thing, what is God's will after all? If we don't know God's will, we do a lot of things, busy here and there, busy with what? In the end, God says He doesn't like what you're doing, and regrets making you this pastor. Wouldn't that be a tragedy? If you want to know what God's will is, then you must listen carefully. God has chosen you from among all nations to be His people, don't let God say, Oh, I regret choosing him. Sometimes I regret it after serving, God is the same, don't let it come to that.

You need to recognize who Saul is, you need to recognize who Esau is, and you need to recognize who the Amalekites are, who are the descendants of Esau. Don't underestimate this, it's all connected. We must see clearly what God is doing. You think making Saul king is the end of the matter? That was just a trial period. Do you know what a trial period is? If you go to work, you're just in the trial period, you know? Like me, my trial period hasn't passed yet. God has chosen me to shepherd God's flock. My trial period hasn't passed until now. If it fails the first time, try again, isn't that an extension? If it doesn't pass in the first few months, then it's extended again? I know very well what God is doing. God often tests people.

Samuel said to Saul: Go to Gilgal and wait for me, don't offer sacrifices, I will offer sacrifices. Is offering sacrifices really that important? Not important, but this matter could examine what is in a person's bones. Saul saw that almost all of the Israelites were leaving, how could they fight this battle? If people leave, how can I fight this battle? He forgot that victory in battle depends on God. We, brothers and sisters, must be clear that God is testing a person. As a result, Saul saw people leaving, he actually only needed to think: As long as God doesn't leave, it's fine!

If people are all there, but God leaves, wouldn't that be a tragedy? As a result, as soon as people left, he panicked, so they quickly offered sacrifices. He thought that offering the sacrifice would solve many problems, but obeying God's words solves the problem! Brothers and sisters, do you know that? Don't do that praying thing, Oh, pastor, quickly pray for me! Is prayer better than him listening to God's words? I finished speaking and struck a blow to your faith, that's normal. Why? Because sometimes your faith is false! It's just a religious act!

True faith is built on the word of God! You live in a curse all day long, today I pray for you to receive grace, tomorrow you continue to disobey God's words, and the day after tomorrow you come back to me, and I pray for you again, and you receive God's grace again, and then the day after that you disobey God's words again... I often sigh, let's not build our things on prayer or sacrifice, what is better than listening to God's words? Saul's last examination was over, and God gave him a comment, that is, he failed the exam. Saul's exam in 1 Samuel chapter 13 failed. This time God said to give him a make-up exam! If he fails the make-up exam again, wouldn't that be a tragedy? So how to make up the exam? Samuel said to Saul:

Samuel said to Saul, “The Lord sent me to anoint you king over his people Israel; so listen now to the message of the Lord.” (1 Samuel 15:1)

Listening to God's words, you haven't passed this subject! If you don't pass, I will be like Samuel, mourning for Saul all the days of my life, because the Lord regrets making Saul king! In this life, this subject must be passed. I know the pastor mentioned earlier, God regrets making Saul king, to be honest, this card is really suitable for him, it's too accurate! He listens to his wife, listens to his son, but doesn't listen to God. And then he added: I have indeed carefully obeyed the words of the Lord God. How is this so much like Saul? He doesn't know what God is doing, he doesn't know he's taking an exam, do you think he can pass the exam?

I remembered when I was a child, when I was just in the first grade of elementary school, I didn't know what an exam was. The teacher said in class it was an exam, gave me a piece of paper, and I saw that I couldn't write the words, so I went to flip through the textbook. The teacher asked me why I was flipping through the textbook, and I said I could flip through it usually! Why can't I flip through it today? The teacher said this is an exam. I said what is an exam? I stumped the teacher, no one had ever asked. Of course, from then on, I knew what an exam was. So this Saul doesn't know this exam, don't you think that's a tragedy? Can't find the scoring point!

Brothers and sisters need to know that when you do things, you must have a very clear goal, where is that scoring point after all. The scoring point is: You must listen to the words of the Lord. Now the words of the Lord have come.

This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they were coming up from Egypt. Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy all that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.’” (1 Samuel 15:2-3)

You say this exam question is given, but he must step into the pit. Does everyone know that people who set the exam questions often create a pit, so that you accidentally answer incorrectly. You know when we take the driver's license exam, for subject one, you must see the title clearly when you go up. If the question is asked in reverse when taking the test, for example: When can't you do this and that... and then you don't see can't, you think it's can. Wouldn't you answer wrong? There are pits in the exam.

After listening to this, Saul didn't grasp the key word destroy completely. God said that you can't spare them, you must destroy and kill completely. This question is very simple! To be honest, I have some interactions with some people, some are still pastors, I found that they have a problem, that is, they didn't understand the reading comprehension in the six years of elementary school. I think Saul needs to make up the lesson. After listening to this question, Saul stepped into where there were pits. Then it's really evil! Do you think he can pass the exam?

If a question is given, this question is worth 6 points, with 2 points for each test point. You have to find three points, you have to tick three key points, one point gets 2 points, three points get 6 points. Do you understand? So, with this exam, you have to know where to get the points. Isn't the question given? In the previous question, God gave Saul a pit, but he had to step into the pit, and perfectly avoided the scoring points.

So, brothers and sisters, do you know? I was thinking about one thing, is it possible to supplement everyone with elementary school lessons? After supplementing them, at least read and understand. Some time ago, I listened to someone preaching, it was very interesting, he created a question himself, but didn't mention that question from beginning to end, and talked about other places. I said: This is quite interesting, he created his own question, and fell into his own pit. I said is this necessary to supplement lessons! Sometimes I think, use the Bible to supplement lessons for them! Maybe they will all praise them. Don't use the Bible! I think it's better to use Selected Works of Mao Zedong, this is my joke.

Actually, you will find that if people don't grasp the main point of living in this life, and don't know that God is testing every day, if you don't pass the exam, you will continue to test in that first grade, and stay in the first grade for a lifetime. Do you think God won't regret it? Who doesn't feel bothered when they see their child reading first grade all the way to the age of the child's father? The school will send you to a psychological doctor, and then give you a certificate, Intellectual Disability. Don't you think that's a tragedy? If you don't want this certificate, you have to study hard and make progress every day.

Did Saul see it clearly? Didn't see it clearly. Today you and I have to see it clearly, I remind myself every day, God! Please don't let me fail the exam. It's normal for me to lose some points, we still have some problems on our bodies, and we don't want to answer a perfect score, we don't have that level. As long as we come before God, God says: I don't regret choosing you. Then that's pretty good.

Saul's Character and Saul's Cognition

After this exam, God issued a certificate to Saul, a certificate of regret. God is very compassionate to him, God also regrets it, but if He gave him an intellectual disability certificate, that would really be a terrible loss of face. Actually, it really is a bit of an intellectual disability. You say Saul was afraid of the people last time, and Samuel explained it to him for a while, but this time he is afraid of the people again. Why is he afraid of the people? The question God gave him was to kill completely. But he was just thinking about how to reward my generals, that is, those who were led by Saul, and then how these generals would reward his subordinates, and he forgot about the matter of God's exam.

However, this is not the time for rewards. At this time, the exam paper is written clearly, how should we answer? As a result, Saul feared the people, everyone now knows that my character is the opposite of Saul's. Where did I learn it from? I learned it from Saul. You ask me, am I afraid of our colleagues leaving? If I am afraid, I will become Saul. I'm not afraid, I'm just afraid of God leaving. So, sometimes, the words I say to my colleagues are a bit rude, if you want to work well with me, then we will work well; if you don't want to work well with me, then get out of the way.

There is a flaw in this Saul's character. From drawing lots to make Saul king, he hid in the basket. All along, in his whole character, there is a very strange thing. Later, the spirit of God came upon Saul, hoping that Saul would begin to have courage. As a result, he tidied up and the spirit of God was gone, it was still himself. Brothers and sisters, later I interpreted it this way, see if everyone agrees? God can help you, but after helping you, it's still yourself inside, then that's troublesome. God can help you, but you must be willing to change yourself.

Why is he afraid of the people? He thinks fighting depends on people. Last time he was afraid of the people leaving, and this time he is afraid of the people again. After we finish this battle, I will reward everyone well. It is said that this Agag is a biologist, and he raises his cattle, sheep, and camels very well, like our ancestor Jacob, he is very powerful. This person can be accepted among us, and can help us do scientific research, how to manage these cattle and sheep. Then wouldn't we become rich? With this Agag, doing this biologist, breeding, etc., is not a problem. This is what I'm saying off the top of my head.

So this Saul and the people forgot about the exam paper, and successfully dodged the scoring points all at once. They saw that the best calves and sheep, as well as Agag, all looked very good. What kind of brain is this? There are flaws in this character, if people are ignorant, it won't work no matter what you do; if people are ignorant, it's ignorant to the bone. This Saul cherishes these finances, and the team he leads is also a team that cherishes finances. You see this person is very interesting, everyone think about what I'm talking about. Many of us have it, don't just look at others, you better look at yourself. You see this Saul met Samuel and said: May the Lord bless you, I have obeyed the Lord's command.

When Samuel reached him, Saul said, “The Lord bless you! I have carried out the Lord’s instructions.” (1 Samuel 15:13)

What nonsense? You say before submitting the paper, we don't look at the questions, do we need to check again. But also wish the Lord bless you. Just forget it! Don't do this again with your small appearance, what I hate the most is this kind of religious taste. What's the use of this religious taste? May the Lord bless you, may you have peace. And what I saw Jesus standing beside you. I tell you this thing, it's still necessary to return to the fundamental point. This is the first grade exam, still you must listen to the Lord your God.

Men are busy counting their cattle and sheep, forgetting to count the things of God. If you have cattle and sheep but no God, what are you going to do? We build glorious churches of God, bringing in cattle and sheep, but removing God. What kind of thinking is that? God told me to catch men like catching fish, but when you look around, are those people? Later, I discovered that in many churches, looking around, they were pastoring a group of weasels with strong religious flavour, still saying that I indeed kept God's word.

Then Samuel said, What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the cattle which I hear? And Saul said, “The people spared the best of the sheep and oxen, to sacrifice to the Lord your God; but the rest we have utterly destroyed. Does our God need these cattle and sheep? Doesn't that sound interesting? The rest I have utterly destroyed. I just think this is blatant nonsense. Samuel said, Hold your peace! Enough! Do you all know? If you've been in church, you often see wolves in sheep's clothing, and weasels in sheep's clothing.

Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the cattle which I hear?” Saul said, “The people spared the best of the sheep and oxen, to sacrifice to the Lord your God; but the rest we have utterly destroyed.” Then Samuel said to Saul, “Hold your peace! and I will tell you what the Lord has said to me this night.” And he said to him, “Speak on.” (1 Samuel 15:14-16)

Samuel said, Why did you not obey the voice of the Lord? Why did you swoop on the spoil and do what was evil in the sight of the Lord? Saul said to Samuel, “I have obeyed the voice of the Lord. I just think, what kind of thinking is this? Frankly, why should I learn to be Lao Tzu? You all know Lao Tzu, governing by doing nothing. I used to be upset because my level wasn't high enough, so I saw things like this. If someone did this to me, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, my temper would flare up immediately. Now the fire is gone.

Samuel said, “Is it not true, though you were little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the Lord anointed you king over Israel. The Lord sent you on a mission, and said, ‘Go, utterly destroy the sinners, the Amalekites, and fight against them until they are exterminated.’ Why then did you not obey the voice of the Lord? Why did you swoop on the spoil and do what was evil in the sight of the Lord?” Saul said to Samuel, “I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, I have gone on the mission on which the Lord sent me, I have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and I have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. (1 Samuel 15:17-20)

Then Saul said to Samuel, “I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice. Now therefore, please pardon my sin and return with me that I may worship the Lord.” (1 Samuel 15:24-25)

Saul's words are contradictory, pure nonsense! How thick-skinned can you be, a dead duck refusing to admit defeat. When he couldn't argue anymore, he said, I have sinned; please pray for me. What kind of thinking is that! Because he feared the people and obeyed their voice, he transgressed the commandment of the Lord and Samuel's words. Where was he earlier? He was the king, why was he afraid of the people? Who was bigger than him? Why wasn't he afraid of Samuel? Samuel was the only one bigger than him. There was something very fatal in Saul's character.

Then Saul said, Please turn back with me and honour me before the elders of my people. Does a king need to be honoured? There are worms in his brain. You all know the Chinese character for stupid, which is spring with two worms underneath. If there are worms in the brain, he becomes stupid; if there are bugs in the written program, the program can't run. Tragedy! This weakness in a person's bones must be changed.

Brothers and sisters, if your husband scares you, should you stop believing in the Lord properly? If your wife threatens you, should you stop serving God properly? If your son troubles you, should you be afraid? Brothers and sisters, I must tell everyone, greed and love of money are definitely a tragedy. If you have to choose between money and carefully obeying God's word, which one do you choose? If people threaten you and obeying God's word, which one do you choose? I can tell everyone, that doesn't work with me. I may not have anything else, but I have character. What kind of character? It's that I have to pass the test, I don't want God to tell me one day that He regrets it. Where would I go to regret it if God regrets it? Money, people, cattle, sheep, none of them can compare to God.

Some people say, Christians need to be balanced! Have you heard of this? Family and church need to be balanced! What balance? Are they worthy to be put on a scale to be balanced? Can the Kingdom of God and your family be balanced! Forget it! A person's family and the Kingdom of God are not on the same scale. Brothers and sisters, you must constantly cultivate yourselves in character and knowledge! If your children are still young, listen to my advice, shape the child's character, shape the knowledge of being a person inside him, the character of being a person, these are not learned in school! Think about it slowly! I can say that I have studied the growth of children very deeply.

How Saul Viewed Himself

My lessons are all learned from Saul! Saul did this, I did that; Saul did that, I did this, that's how I do it. How did Saul view himself? I tell you, never fix your eyes on other people. Although I often talk about this and that when I preach, you must know in your hearts that I look at myself every day! I just hope that what I say, you can listen to it! How did Saul view himself?

Samuel said, “Is it not true, though you were little in your own eyes, you were made the head of the tribes of Israel? And the Lord anointed you king over Israel. (1 Samuel 15:17)

You were made king when you were little in your own eyes, was that your credit? That was not your credit. But God made you king when you thought you were not good enough. Now you think you are a king, then there is trouble. In the end, it depends on whether you obey the word of the Lord your God. Now everyone must know that man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Saul just has this one key point, he can't get over this hurdle.

I tell you, how does a person view himself? If you take yourself too seriously, you are in trouble. If you take your position too seriously, I am the pastor of this church, as if I am very important, important for what! Wasn't that appointed by God? If God appoints you and then regrets it, isn't that a tragedy? Chinese Mingding Destiny never controls people. If you want to grow well here, then grow well. If you want to leave, I won't call you back. We don't coerce people, we don't morally kidnap people, after you are healed here, you can do whatever you want. Even among our co-workers, I once said, if you want to set up a small mountain top, if you want to do it yourself, then do it yourself! Then good luck to you! I sincerely say: Good luck!

There is no bondage here, no moral kidnapping here, no so-called control here, I don't have that stuff here. What do I need that for! Because I have a recognition inside, what I need most is not you, what I need most is God. Did everyone feel a chill in their hearts after hearing this? Don't feel cold, that is indeed the case. I am just telling the truth, we build a church with you, but without God, that is trouble. It's good to have you in building a church, but the most important thing is that God must be here!

I lead everyone to listen to the word of the Lord God, according to His word, build His temple, build His church, and let the Spirit of God dwell among us. We see ourselves as small, God chooses us; after being chosen, we become big? Isn't that something wrong with our heads? After being chosen, we still have to see ourselves as small. Sometimes, someone retorts at me, I basically don't argue for myself, why do you talk to me like that? Isn't it normal for people to talk to me like that? I am nothing. You are nothing, you are just a dog, thank you for thinking highly of me! I am just dog poop. As a result, a brother said to me, ah! You are dog poop, I am the maggot in the dog poop. Then another brother added, you are the maggot in the dog poop, I am the poop in the maggot in the dog poop. Ah! What are you comparing? Don't compare like that.

That is to say: Don't take yourself so seriously. Don't think of yourself as if you are God, and I am second! After going to work in a company, the boss gives you a salary, but you can't do much work. The boss gives you a little guidance, and then your temper flares up, you say this brain is similar to Saul's. Saul's view of himself, as soon as you look at it, he sees it wrong. It's okay if you are not good enough, know that since God has chosen you, He will surely make you good. You can think little of yourself, God does not think little of you. God can choose you among all people, according to the flesh:

For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong. (1 Corinthians 1:26-27)

What great grace! Saul saw himself wrong. Forgot as soon as he became king? Brothers and sisters must know that, except for pleasing God, it is still pleasing God; that is to be a person after God's own heart. Know how God sees, know what God's word says, that's how Chinese Mingding Destiny is built.

Knowing God's Will

Knowing God's will! Saul has passed, we must know God's will! I read it to you all.

Samuel said, “Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, He has also rejected you from being king.” (1 Samuel 15:22-23)

Do we know God's will? Brothers and sisters must know that, your prayer is like a sacrifice. Ah, pray for me! I have an exam tomorrow, pray for my business, pray for my money. You really have to change! Thinking that prayer can solve problems, can prayer solve the problem of not listening to God's word? If you don't listen to God's word, what's the use of you praying there! This is not God's will. Can sacrifice compare to obedience? Know that obedience is better than sacrifice.

Can brothers and sisters grasp a key point? This key point is, listen to the word of the Lord your God, know that rebellion is like divination. Don't think that this is divination, that is divination, when a person rebels, it is actually like divination. Insubordination is like worshipping false gods. Don't just throw away this idol, throw away that thing to be destroyed, I think it is to throw you away. Can you be gentle and humble in your heart? I tell you, I have changed a lot recently, I couldn't stand this before. Ah! As soon as I say something, they explain it to me again and again. Explain what? Explain that they have not rebelled, explain that they are not stubborn, explain that they have not made a mistake, explain that they carefully obey God's word, explain why they are ignorant.

I want to learn from Lao Tzu! Just like Huawei learning from the United States. Everyone must know this, what is our core thing? I have now also learned to be gentle and humble in my heart. If you argue with me, you will hit cotton with a punch. I don't argue, I surrender. Our brothers and sisters must begin to know, what this reason and that reason, just speak plainly, because I have sinned, because I feared the people and obeyed their voice, I have transgressed the commandment of the Lord and your words.

What? After explaining, what do you want to do? After explaining, you are right! Ah! This is Saul's tragedy! Brothers and sisters are beginning to know, prayer and listening to God's word, sacrifice and obedience, fat and submission, divination and rebellion, false gods and stubbornness, we must know God's will. If you value wealth very much, then do it! Work hard, and run on that road.

Regret and No Regret

This place says that God regretted making Saul king. Later it said:

Also the Glory of Israel will not lie or change His mind; for He is not a man, that He should change His mind. (1 Samuel 15:29)

I ask you, did He regret it or not? Everyone must know that, don't think that this regret and no regret are talking about the same thing, does will not change His mind and the preceding regret mean the same thing, or two different things? I tell everyone, God regretted making Saul king, but God will never regret removing him from the throne. God will never regret destroying the Israelites in the wilderness. What do you think it is for God to kill a person? It's nothing, God doesn't care that much, God will never regret it.

God will never regret sending disasters on the earth; God will ruin Saul, God will never regret it. Later, God sent an evil spirit from the Lord to come upon Saul, and Saul became mentally ill. Painful for a lifetime! He contracted a strange disease. Does God regret it? God made Saul king, God will send disasters on Saul, God will never regret it.

He is not a man that he should repent. Take God's enemies as enemies, and take God's kingdom as the kingdom. Don't have a heart of compassion for those who are enemies of God. You can clearly know that God burned Sodom and Gomorrah, never regretted it; God once destroyed Noah's era with a flood, did not regret it; God once killed 600,000 Israelites in the wilderness, did not regret it; God once destroyed Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, never regretted it; later burned 250 elders to death, later destroyed 14,000 Israelites, killing them with plagues, God never regretted it.

Summary

How can we not be like Saul? I tell you, the logical system in your heart must be right! The logical system in your heart cannot be based on the flesh, that is, not based on what we are born with; it must be based on what comes from theology, what God's word says, that's what you do. If you cannot build a Godly logical system, then I can only say: Good luck! What is a person's core interest? I ask you, what is your core interest? If your core interests are all in the world, you cannot be a person after God's own heart; if your core interests are just in this little thing of living, then you just keep going!

Brothers and sisters, no longer value these things of the world, understand this little thing of our lives, see through it. Completely destroy the worldly dreams inside us. Let us begin to fear God alone, and obey His word alone, even if threatened with death, we will not disobey God's word. This is called character, this is called backbone. This backbone will become the evidence of pleasing God, of passing the test! Never be such a person! Why? Because the world and its desires are passing away, but the kingdom of God endures forever; you and your family will pass away, but the kingdom of God endures forever. If you can see this clearly, your burden will fall off immediately, this is the lesson learned from Saul.

May God bless everyone.

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大家好,咱们来看《撒母耳记上》第15章。第15章的主题是啥?其实好几个主题都可以,但其实都在说一件事。我把这个题目叫做:我立扫罗为王后悔了,这是神自己说的啊!我立扫罗为王后悔了,这事很有意思。年初咱们当中有一对非常可爱的夫妻,他们深深地爱着他们之前所在教会的牧师。到了新年,咱们有一个抽卡片活动。他们来到咱们当中,其实心里还是挂虑这个牧师。他们抽了一个卡片,就是我曾经讲的一篇道:我立扫罗为王后悔了。哎呀,这事看起来挺准的啊! 咱们大家都得知道,这一辈子你说做牧师,做完了以后,神说立他做牧师后悔了,你说这不是悲剧吗?至于抽这卡片准不准,只有当事人比较清楚。但是你说抽了这么个卡片怎么发给他?你发给他不就得罪他了?就别发了。其实神很奇妙啊!我发现在《圣经》里头有好多抽签的,一抽就抽到扫罗和约拿单什么的,这一类的事。我特别佩服咱们的神,我们这个卡片是用电脑抽的,你说这电脑抽的卡片神管不管?我跟你讲,至少到今天为止,我抽的都可准了啊! 比如说我们当中有一个弟兄,他做事就不太抓本质,我就给他过年的时候抽了一个卡片:要抓住事物的本质!这也是我讲的一篇道。要知道,你听我讲道也好,查经也好,我讲的这个题目还挺宽,既讲讨神喜悦的人,也讲讨神愤怒的人。既讲立扫罗为王后悔了,也讲神寻找了一个忠心的祭司。那我查经的这个频谱也相当宽,各种各样的题目,所以用来抽卡片特别好使。后来我都不抽了,抽完了我知道它是啥样的!我就好好服侍,好好做我该做的。 咱们回到这主题,我立扫罗为王后悔了。神立我在这个世代做一个牧师来服侍他,牧养神的群羊。我就心里头就掂量着,哎呀,神呐,您千万别后悔啊,您一后悔,我这就麻烦了!我这一辈子忙啥呢?白忙了,也白干了啊!所以我对这些事是很在意呀!

大家好,咱们来看《撒母耳记上》第15章。第15章的主题是啥?其实好几个主题都可以,但其实都在说一件事。我把这个题目叫做:我立扫罗为王后悔了,这是神自己说的啊!我立扫罗为王后悔了,这事很有意思。年初咱们当中有一对非常可爱的夫妻,他们深深地爱着他们之前所在教会的牧师。到了新年,咱们有一个抽卡片活动。他们来到咱们当中,其实心里还是挂虑这个牧师。他们抽了一个卡片,就是我曾经讲的一篇道:我立扫罗为王后悔了。哎呀,这事看起来挺准的啊! 咱们大家都得知道,这一辈子你说做牧师,做完了以后,神说立他做牧师后悔了,你说这不是悲剧吗?至于抽这卡片准不准,只有当事人比较清楚。但是你说抽了这么个卡片怎么发给他?你发给他不就得罪他了?就别发了。其实神很奇妙啊!我发现在《圣经》里头有好多抽签的,一抽就抽到扫罗和约拿单什么的,这一类的事。我特别佩服咱们的神,我们这个卡片是用电脑抽的,你说这电脑抽的卡片神管不管?我跟你讲,至少到今天为止,我抽的都可准了啊! 比如说我们当中有一个弟兄,他做事就不太抓本质,我就给他过年的时候抽了一个卡片:要抓住事物的本质!这也是我讲的一篇道。要知道,你听我讲道也好,查经也好,我讲的这个题目还挺宽,既讲讨神喜悦的人,也讲讨神愤怒的人。既讲立扫罗为王后悔了,也讲神寻找了一个忠心的祭司。那我查经的这个频谱也相当宽,各种各样的题目,所以用来抽卡片特别好使。后来我都不抽了,抽完了我知道它是啥样的!我就好好服侍,好好做我该做的。 咱们回到这主题,我立扫罗为王后悔了。神立我在这个世代做一个牧师来服侍他,牧养神的群羊。我就心里头就掂量着,哎呀,神呐,您千万别后悔啊,您一后悔,我这就麻烦了!我这一辈子忙啥呢?白忙了,也白干了啊!所以我对这些事是很在意呀!

过去这些年有的时候我挺羡慕大家有牧者,我过去那些年真的就没人管。我是一个非常好的会友,聚会从来不落,小组查经从来不落,祷告会我都去,奉献绝对不落,但就是一个散养,就像那小鸟似的,能逮条虫就吃条虫,能逮个啥就吃个啥。得感谢神亲自喂养我,直到今天。 我心里头就有一个阴影,这个阴影就成了后来的时间里对我的一个激励,就是对神说:神哪,我要做一个好牧者。我要按时分粮食给神的百姓,愿你怜悯我!我就是这么走过来的。有的时候在服侍一些很顽梗的人,我要想解决他们的问题,但他们跟我解释来解释去,不是这样是那样,弄得我心里头可难受了。这得多愚昧呀,为什么要这样呢?你看我为了你的益处,我告诉你,你还跟我杠啊,我心里头其实挺不是滋味。 前一段时间我偶尔翻了一下《道德经》,一共5000多个字。我发现人家老子看得比我还透,我得跟人家学。所以我这一辈子,我就希望跟人学,就希望能够有高人指点我。那真的感谢神,直到今天,神仍然是很信实的,带领我直到今天。

神立扫罗为王,祂怎么就后悔了呢?还是回到一件事,神的心意到底是啥呀?不知道神的心意,咱整了一堆,忙活来忙活去,忙活啥呢?最后神说你整这些玩意儿,我也看不上,我立你做这个牧师后悔了。我这不悲剧了吗?大家如果想知道神的心意是啥,那你可得好好听。神在万民当中拣选了你做祂的百姓,千万别让神说,哎呀,我拣选他后悔了啊。有的时候我服侍完了就后悔了,神也是这样,千万别搞到那种田地。 你要认清扫罗这个人,以扫这个人你也得认清楚,亚玛力人你也得认清楚,就是以扫的后代。你可别小瞧这事,这全都串起来了。咱得看清楚神在干什么?你以为立扫罗为王,那还在试用期呢。试用期知道吗?如果你去上班,你刚刚在试用期知道不?像我这试用期还没过呢,神拣选我牧养神的群羊。到现在试用期也没过,那一试,试完了不行,再来一把,这不是延期了吗?头几个月没过又延期了吗?我心里很明白,神在干啥?神常常在考验人。

撒母耳对扫罗说:你到吉甲等我,你别献祭,我来献祭。其实献祭这事这么重要吗?不重要,但是这个事儿可以考察出一个人骨子里到底装的是啥。扫罗看着那些以色列百姓几乎要全走了,这仗怎么打呀?人都走了,我这仗怎么打呀?他忘了争战得胜在乎神。咱们弟兄姐妹得清楚,神在考验一个人。结果这扫罗一看人走了,他其实心里头只要想:**只要神别走就行!** 如果人都在,神走了,那不悲剧了吗?结果人一走,他心慌了,所以他们就赶紧献祭。他以为献了那个祭就解决了很多问题,其实**听神的话才解决问题啊!**弟兄姐妹你知道吗?别整那个祷告什么的,哎呀,牧师,赶紧为我祷告!祷告能比他听神的话好啊?我说完了,打击了一下你的信心,正常啊。为啥?因为有的时候你那信心都是虚假的啊!就是一个宗教行为! **真正的信心是建立在神的话上!**你整天活在咒诅当中,今天我为你祷告领受恩典,明天你继续违背神的话,后天又来找我,我又为你祷告,你又领受神的恩典,然后大后天又违背神的话……我就老感慨了,咱别把咱们的那个东西建立在什么祷告、献祭上,有什么东西比听神的话更好呢?扫罗上一次考察完了,神给他一个评语,就是考试不及格。《撒母耳记上》第13章里面扫罗的考试没及格。这一次神说给他个补考吧!他补考要是再不过,你说这不悲剧了?那怎么补考呢?撒母耳就对扫罗说:

**撒母耳对扫罗说:耶和华差遣我膏你为王,治理他的百姓以色列,所以你当听从耶和华的话。(《撒母耳记上》15:1)** 听神的话,这科你一直没过啊!你要没过,我就像撒母耳一样,直到死的日子,整天为扫罗悲伤,因为耶和华立扫罗为王后悔了啊!人这一辈子,这一科一定要过。前面说的那个牧师我是认识的,神立扫罗为王后悔了,说句老实话,这个卡片真的很适合他,那太准了啊!他听他老婆的话、听他儿子的话,就是不听神的话。然后还来了一句:我的确谨守遵行耶和华神的话了。这怎么这么像扫罗呢?他不知道神在干啥,他不知道在考试,你说他考试能过吗? 我就想起我小时候,刚刚上小学一年级的时候,咱也不懂什么叫考试。上课时这老师说考试,给我一张卷子,我一看那字不会写,我就去翻课本。老师问我为什么翻课本,我说平时都能翻啊!今天咋不能翻呢?老师说这是考试。我说考试是啥?给老师问懵了,从来没有人问过。当然从那以后就知道考试是啥了。那这个扫罗不知道这个考试,你说这不悲剧了?找不到拿分点啊!

**撒母耳对扫罗说:耶和华差遣我膏你为王,治理他的百姓以色列,所以你当听从耶和华的话。(《撒母耳记上》15:1)** 听神的话,这科你一直没过啊!你要没过,我就像撒母耳一样,直到死的日子,整天为扫罗悲伤,因为耶和华立扫罗为王后悔了啊!人这一辈子,这一科一定要过。前面说的那个牧师我是认识的,神立扫罗为王后悔了,说句老实话,这个卡片真的很适合他,那太准了啊!他听他老婆的话、听他儿子的话,就是不听神的话。然后还来了一句:我的确谨守遵行耶和华神的话了。这怎么这么像扫罗呢?他不知道神在干啥,他不知道在考试,你说他考试能过吗? 我就想起我小时候,刚刚上小学一年级的时候,咱也不懂什么叫考试。上课时这老师说考试,给我一张卷子,我一看那字不会写,我就去翻课本。老师问我为什么翻课本,我说平时都能翻啊!今天咋不能翻呢?老师说这是考试。我说考试是啥?给老师问懵了,从来没有人问过。当然从那以后就知道考试是啥了。那这个扫罗不知道这个考试,你说这不悲剧了?找不到拿分点啊!

弟兄姐妹可得知道,**你干事得有很清晰的目标,**那个拿分点到底在那里。拿分点就是:你当听从耶和华的话。现在耶和华的话来了。 **万军之耶和华如此说:以色列人出埃及的时候,在路上亚玛力人怎样待他们,怎样抵挡他们,我都没忘。现在你要去击打亚玛力人,灭尽他们所有的,不可怜惜他们,将男女、孩童、吃奶的,并牛、羊、骆驼,和驴尽行杀死。(《撒母耳记上》15:2-3)** 你说这题目出来了,非得往坑上踩。大家知不知道出题的人经常出个坑,就让你不小心就答错了。你知道咱们考驾照,考科目一的时候,你上去你可得看清楚题目。如果考的时候反着问的,比如:什么时候不能这么这么......然后你没看到不能,你以为是能。你不答错了吗?考试都有坑。 这个扫罗听完了,没抓到灭尽这个关键词,神说了,你不可以怜惜他们,都要灭尽、杀尽。这题说的很简单啊!我就说句实话,有一些人我跟他们交往,有一些还是牧师,我发现他们有一个问题,就是小学那六年的阅读理解没整明白。我看这扫罗就需要补课。扫罗听完了这题,哪有坑,就往哪里踩。那才邪门呢!你说能考过吗?

如果出一道题,这个题是6分的题,2分一个考点。三个点你要找到,三个重点你要勾出来,一个点拿2分,三个点拿6分。听懂了吗?所以,考试这东西,得知道在哪块拿分数。题目不是出来了吗?前一道题,神就给扫罗一个坑,结果他非得往坑里踩,那是完美地躲过了得分点。 所以,弟兄姐妹你们知道吗?我就在想一件事,是不是给大家补补小学的课?补完了以后,至少读明白了。前一段时间,我听了一个人讲道,可有意思了,他自己给自己出了一个题,从头到尾都没有讲到那个题,讲到别的地方去了。我说:这个挺有意思的,自己出的题,自己掉自己的坑里了。我说这是不是得补点课啊!有的时候我就在想,拿《圣经》给他们补点课吧!可能都夸奖他们了。别拿《圣经》吧!我看还是拿《毛选》比较好,这是我开玩笑。 其实,你会发现,如果人抓不住一辈子活着的那个重点,不知道神在天天考试,你没考过,你就在那一年级继续考,一辈子在一年级待着。你说神能不后悔吗?谁看自己家的孩子读小一,一直读到孩子他爸爸的那个年纪不闹心?人家学校都要给你送到心理医生那里去了,到时候给你颁发一个证,智力障碍症。你说这不悲剧了吗?你要不要这个证?你要是不要这个证,要好好学习,天天向上。 这扫罗看清楚了吗?没看清楚。今天你和我得看清楚,我天天提醒自己,神啊!可千万别让我答不及格。我丢点分正常,咱们身上还有点毛病,也不想答个满分,咱也没那个水平。只要咱们来到神面前,神说:我选你没后悔。那就挺好。

如果出一道题,这个题是6分的题,2分一个考点。三个点你要找到,三个重点你要勾出来,一个点拿2分,三个点拿6分。听懂了吗?所以,考试这东西,得知道在哪块拿分数。题目不是出来了吗?前一道题,神就给扫罗一个坑,结果他非得往坑里踩,那是完美地躲过了得分点。 所以,弟兄姐妹你们知道吗?我就在想一件事,是不是给大家补补小学的课?补完了以后,至少读明白了。前一段时间,我听了一个人讲道,可有意思了,他自己给自己出了一个题,从头到尾都没有讲到那个题,讲到别的地方去了。我说:这个挺有意思的,自己出的题,自己掉自己的坑里了。我说这是不是得补点课啊!有的时候我就在想,拿《圣经》给他们补点课吧!可能都夸奖他们了。别拿《圣经》吧!我看还是拿《毛选》比较好,这是我开玩笑。 其实,你会发现,如果人抓不住一辈子活着的那个重点,不知道神在天天考试,你没考过,你就在那一年级继续考,一辈子在一年级待着。你说神能不后悔吗?谁看自己家的孩子读小一,一直读到孩子他爸爸的那个年纪不闹心?人家学校都要给你送到心理医生那里去了,到时候给你颁发一个证,智力障碍症。你说这不悲剧了吗?你要不要这个证?你要是不要这个证,要好好学习,天天向上。 这扫罗看清楚了吗?没看清楚。今天你和我得看清楚,我天天提醒自己,神啊!可千万别让我答不及格。我丢点分正常,咱们身上还有点毛病,也不想答个满分,咱也没那个水平。只要咱们来到神面前,神说:我选你没后悔。那就挺好。

这次考试以后,神给扫罗颁了一个证,颁了一个后悔的证。神挺怜悯他的,神也后悔,那如果给了他一个智障的证,那真的是要丢死人。其实,还真的是有点智障。你说扫罗上次惧怕百姓,撒母耳给他解释了半天,这次又惧怕百姓。他怎么就惧怕百姓了呢?神给他的这个题,就是杀尽。但他光想着我如何奖励我这些将军,就是扫罗带的这些人,然后我这些将军如何奖励他的下属,他就忘了神的考试这事情了。 可是,这不是奖励的时候。这时候考卷写得清清楚楚,咱们怎么答呢?结果扫罗就惧怕百姓,大家现在知道我的性格跟扫罗相反。我从哪里学的呢?我从扫罗身上学的。你问我,我害怕不害怕我们的同工离开?如果我要害怕,我就成了扫罗了。我不怕,我就怕神离开。所以,有的时候,我跟我那些同工讲的话有点粗鲁,你要想跟着我好好干,那我们就好好干;你要不想跟我好好干,我就滚一边去。 这个扫罗的性格里头有缺陷,从抽签抽到扫罗为王,他就躲到箩筐里头。一直以来他整个性格里头,有一个非常奇怪的东西。后来神的灵降在扫罗的身上,希望扫罗能够开始有胆量。结果他整着整着,把神的灵给整没了,还是他自己。弟兄姐妹,后来我这么解读,大家看是不是?神可以帮你,但是帮完了你,你里面还是你自己,那就麻烦了。**神可以帮你,但是你必须愿意改变你自己。**

他为什么惧怕百姓呢?他认为打仗得靠人。上次惧怕百姓走,这次又惧怕百姓。咱们这次打完仗,我给大家好好奖励一下,据说这个亚甲是生物学家,他把他的牛、羊、骆驼,养的特别的好,跟我们的祖先雅各一样,他很厉害的。这个人可以收在咱们当中,可以帮助我们搞科研,如何整这些牛和羊。那咱们不发家了吗?有这个亚甲,做这个生物学家,配种什么的,都不成问题了。这是我瞎说的。 所以这扫罗和百姓就忘了考卷这事,一下子成功地躲过了拿分点。就把这上好的牛犊和羊,以及亚甲,看着都挺好。你说这是什么脑子?这性格里头有缺陷,人要无知,怎么整都不行;人要无知,那是无知到了骨子里头。这个扫罗爱惜这些财务,那他带的团队,也是爱惜财务的团队。你看这个人挺有意思的,我讲的这些大家去琢磨。我们很多人身上都有,你别光看别人,你最好看看你自己。你看这个扫罗见到撒母耳说:愿耶和华赐福与你,耶和华命令我已遵守了。 **撒母耳到了扫罗那里,扫罗对他说:愿耶和华赐福与你,耶和华的命令我已遵守了。(《撒母耳记上》15:13)**

什么鬼话?你说交卷子之前,咱也不看看题,要不要再检查检查。还愿耶和华赐福给你。你快算了吧!你就这小样子,你就别整这一出了,我最讨厌的就是这种宗教味。这种宗教味有啥用呢?愿耶和华赐福给你,愿你平安。还有什么我看见耶稣站在你旁边。我告诉你这东西,还是要回到根本点。这是小一的考试,还是你当听从耶和华你神的话。 光盘算着牛羊去了,忘了盘算神的事情了。有了牛羊没有了神,你说咋整啊?咱们建立神荣耀的教会,把牛羊都整来了,把神给整没了。这是什么脑子?神让我得人如得鱼,可是你放眼望去,那是人吗?后来我发现,在很多教会里头放眼望去,牧养了一群黄皮子,宗教味十足,还说我的确遵守了神的话。 然后撒母耳说:这羊叫牛鸣声音是哪里来的呢?扫罗说:这是百姓从亚玛力人那里带来的,因为他们爱惜上好的牛羊,然后还整了一句谎,要献与耶和华你的神。好像我们的神需要这牛羊?这话不觉得很有意思吗?其余的我都灭尽了。我就觉得这是明显的胡说八道,撒母耳说:住口吧!你可算了吧!大家知道吗?你如果在教会里待过,你经常看到披着羊皮的狼,还有披着羊皮的黄鼠狼。 **撒母耳说:我耳中听见有羊叫、牛鸣,是从哪里来的呢?扫罗说:这是百姓从亚玛力人那里带来的;因为他们爱惜上好的牛羊,要献与耶和华你的神;其余的,我们都灭尽了。撒母耳对扫罗说:你住口吧!等我将耶和华昨夜向我所说的话告诉你。扫罗说:请讲。(《撒母耳记上》15:14-16)**

撒母耳说:为什么没有听从耶和华你神的命令?为什么急忙掳掠财务呢?为什么行耶和华眼中看为恶的事情呢?扫罗对撒母耳说:我实在听从了耶和华的命令。我就觉得这是什么脑子,我说句老实话,我为什么要学习做老子?大家知道老子吧,无为而治。我以前闹心,层次不太高,水平比较低,所以就看到这种事,如果有人跟我这么整,我实在听从了耶和华的命令,我的火噌的一下就上来了。现在火没有了。 **撒母耳对扫罗说:从前你虽然以自己为小,岂不是被立为以色列支派的元首吗?耶和华膏你作以色列的王。耶和华差遣你,吩咐你说,你去击打那些犯罪的亚玛力人,将他们灭绝净尽。你为何没有听从耶和华的命令,急忙掳掠财物,行耶和华眼中看为恶的事呢?扫罗对撒母耳说:我实在听从了耶和华的命令,行了耶和华所差遣我行的路,擒了亚玛力王亚甲来,灭尽了亚玛力人。(《撒母耳记上》15:17-20)** **扫罗对撒母耳说:我有罪了,我因惧怕百姓,听从他们的话,就违背了耶和华的命令和你的言语。现在求你赦免我的罪,同我回去,我好敬拜耶和华。(《撒母耳记上》15:24-25)** 扫罗说的话互相矛盾,纯扯!这嘴得多硬,死鸭子就是个嘴硬。说不过了,就说:我有罪了,请你为我祷告。你说这都是什么脑子!因为惧怕百姓,听从他们的话,就违背了耶和华的命令和你的言语。你早干嘛去了?你是王,你怕百姓干什么呢?有谁比你大吗?你为什么就不怕撒母耳呢?撒母耳是唯一比你大的。这个扫罗的性格里头,有很致命的东西。

然后扫罗说:求你与我同去,在百姓面前抬举我,你是王需要人抬举吗?脑子里头有虫。大家知道愚蠢的蠢,就是春天的春上半截下面两个虫。脑袋里面有虫,他就变成蠢了;写的程序里面有虫,程序就不能跑了。悲剧啊!人骨子里的这种软弱,一定要改。 弟兄姐妹,你老公吓唬你一下,你要不要好好信主?你老婆威胁你一下,你要不要好好侍奉神?你儿子给你弄一下,你要不要惧怕呢?弟兄姐妹我可要告诉大家,贪财爱钱绝对是悲剧。如果是在钱和谨守遵行神的话,两个二选一,你选哪一个?如果在人要挟你和遵行神的话,你选哪个?我可告诉大家,在我这都不好使,我别的没有,性格还是有的。什么性格呢?就是我得考过,我可不想有一天神和我说他后悔了。神后悔了我上哪悔去?钱也好,人也好,牛也好,羊也好,全都不能跟神相比。 有一些人就说:人做基督徒要平衡啊!听过这事吧,家庭和教会要平衡啊!平什么衡,能平衡得了吗?配得放秤上平一平吗?神的国和你的家能平的了啊!算了吧!人的家和神的国,都不是一个量级的。弟兄姐妹要在性格和知识上,不断地陶造自己啊!如果你的孩子还小,听我一句劝,塑造这孩子的性格,塑造他里面做人的知识,做人的性格,这些在学校里都不学啊!慢慢琢磨吧!我可以说,我对孩子成长这事,研究得可深了。

我的功课,都是从人家扫罗那学的啊!扫罗这么干,我就那么干;扫罗那么干,我就这么干,就这么整。扫罗他是如何看待自己的呢?我告诉你,一个人千万别把眼睛定睛在人家身上。虽然我讲道的时候,经常讲这个讲那个,我骨子里大家可要知道,我天天看着我自己啊!我就希望我讲的那些,你能听得进去吧!扫罗如何看待自己的呢? **撒母耳对扫罗说:从前你虽然以自己为小,岂不是被立以色列支派的元首吗?耶和华膏你作以色列的王。(《撒母耳记上》15:17)** 你以前以自己为小被立为王,那是你的功劳吗?那不是你的功劳。但是你认为不行的时候,神立你为王。现在你认为自己是一个王了,那就麻烦了。最后还要看你是否听从耶和华你神的话。现在大家要知道,**人活着不是靠食物,乃靠神口里所出的一切话。**这扫罗就这么一个关键点,就是迈不过去这坎了。

我告诉大家,人如何看待自己呢,你如果把自己看得太重,你就麻烦了。如果把你的位分看得太重,我是这教会的牧师,好像自己很重要似的,重要啥呀!那不是神立的吗?神立完了,再说后悔了,那不是悲剧吗?华人命定神学从来不掌控人。你想在这儿好好成长,就好好好成长。你要走的话,我也不打电话叫你回来。咱不要挟人,咱也不道德绑架人,你在我这儿得着医治以后,你愿意干嘛干嘛去。就是咱们当中的同工,我曾经说过一句话,你们愿意立一个小山头,愿意自己干就自己干吧!那就祝你好运啊!真的诚心诚意地说:祝你好运! 我这儿没有捆绑,我这儿没有道德绑架,我这儿也没有所谓的辖制,我这儿没有掌控这玩意。我要那个干啥呀!因为我里面有一种认知,**我最需要的不是你,我最需要的是神。**大家听了以后,心里凉半截没有?不要凉,事实也的确如此。我只是实话实说,咱们建教会有了你,没有神,那不就麻烦了。建教会有了你也不错了,但最重要的神要在这儿呀! 我带着大家一起听从耶和华神的话语,**照着祂的话语,建造祂的圣殿,建造祂的教会,让神的灵住在我们当中。**我们看自己看为小,神拣选我们;拣选完了,我们就为大了?那不是脑袋有毛病吗?拣选完了,还是得看自己为小。有的时候,人家怼我一句,我基本上不为我自己争辩,你为什么这么对我说话?通常人这么对我说话,不是很正常吗?我啥也不是。你啥也不是,你就是一条狗,谢谢你抬举我!我就是狗屎。结果有一个弟兄给我来了一句,哎呀!你是狗屎啊,我是狗屎里面那条蛆。然后还有一个弟兄又接了一句,你是狗屎那个蛆啊,我是狗屎里面,蛆里面的屎。哎呀!比啥呢?别这么比了。

就是说:**咱别把自己看得那么重。**别把自己看得好像是天老大,你老二似的!去到一个公司做工以后,老板给你薪水,你还干不了啥活。老板稍微点拨你一句,然后你脾气还上来了,你说这脑子跟扫罗差不多。扫罗这么看自己这事,一看就看错了。你可以不行,**要知道神既然拣选你,祂一定使你行。**你可以小看自己,神没有小看你。神可以在万民当中拣选你,按照肉身来说: **弟兄们哪,可见你们蒙召的,按着肉体有智慧不多,有能力的不多,有尊贵的也不多。神却拣选世上愚拙的,叫有智慧羞愧;又拣选了世上软弱的,叫那强壮的羞愧。(《歌林多前书》1:26-27)** 这是多大的恩典啊!扫罗看自己看错了。一做王就忘了?弟兄姐妹一定要知道,除了讨神的喜悦,还是讨神的喜悦;就是要做个合神心意的人。要知道神怎么看,要知道神的话怎么说,华人命定神学就是这么建起来的。

认识神的心意啊!扫罗已经过去了,我们要认识神的心意啊!我读给大家听。 **撒母耳说:耶和华喜悦燔祭和平安祭,岂如喜悦人听从祂的话呢?听命胜于献祭;顺从胜于公羊的脂油悖逆的罪与行邪术的罪相等;顽梗的罪与拜虚神和偶像的罪相同。你即厌弃耶和华的命令,耶和华也厌弃你作王。(《撒母耳记上》15:22-23)** 我们认识神的心意吗?弟兄姐妹可要知道,你那祷告就跟献祭似的。啊,为我祷告!明天我要考试,为我的生意祷告,为我的钱祷告。真的要改呀!以为祷告能解决问题,祷告能够解决听神的话,不听神的话的问题吗?如果你不听神的话,你在那儿祷告有什么用哪!这不是神的心意。**献祭能比得上听命啊?要知道听命胜于献祭。**

认识神的心意啊!扫罗已经过去了,我们要认识神的心意啊!我读给大家听。 **撒母耳说:耶和华喜悦燔祭和平安祭,岂如喜悦人听从祂的话呢?听命胜于献祭;顺从胜于公羊的脂油悖逆的罪与行邪术的罪相等;顽梗的罪与拜虚神和偶像的罪相同。你即厌弃耶和华的命令,耶和华也厌弃你作王。(《撒母耳记上》15:22-23)** 我们认识神的心意吗?弟兄姐妹可要知道,你那祷告就跟献祭似的。啊,为我祷告!明天我要考试,为我的生意祷告,为我的钱祷告。真的要改呀!以为祷告能解决问题,祷告能够解决听神的话,不听神的话的问题吗?如果你不听神的话,你在那儿祷告有什么用哪!这不是神的心意。**献祭能比得上听命啊?要知道听命胜于献祭。**

弟兄姐妹能不能抓住一个重点?这个重点就是,听从你神耶和华的话,要知道悖逆跟行邪术一样。你别以为这个是邪术,那个是邪术,那人一悖逆,其实就跟行邪术一样。顽梗跟拜假神一样。你别光把这个偶像丢掉,把那个当灭之物丢掉,我看是要把你丢掉。能不能心里柔和谦卑?我跟你讲:最近我改变挺大的,我以前受不了这个。哎呀!我一说,就跟我解释来解释去。解释啥?解释他没有悖逆,解释他没有顽梗,解释他没有搞错,解释他谨守遵行神的话,解释他为什么无知。 我要跟老子学习啊!就像人家华为跟美国学习一样。这事大家要知道,我们最核心的那东西到底是啥?我现在也学会了心里柔和谦卑。你跟我杠,一拳打到棉花上了。我不杠,我投降。咱们弟兄姐妹要开始知道,什么这个原因那个原因,就直白的讲,因为我有罪了,我一惧怕百姓听从他们的话,就违背耶和华的命令和你的言语。 咋的,解释完了,你要干啥?解释完了,你有理啊!哎呀!这扫罗悲剧啊!弟兄姐妹开始知道,祷告和听神的话,献祭和听命,脂油和顺从,邪术与悖逆,假神与顽梗,我们要知道神的心意。如果你把财务看得很重,你就干吧!使劲干,朝着那条路上跑。

这个地方讲了,神立扫罗为王后悔了。后来又说: **以色列的大能者,必不至说谎,也不之后悔。因为祂迥非世人,绝不后悔。(《撒母耳记上》15:29)** 我问你,是后悔了还是没后悔?大家要知道,别以为这后悔和不后悔是说一件事,绝不后悔和前面的后悔,说的是一个意思,还是俩意思?我告诉大家,神立扫罗为王后悔了,但神要把他从王位上抹下去绝不后悔。神要在旷野灭掉以色列人,绝不后悔。你以为神杀一个人怎么着啊?不怎么着,神不那么在乎,神绝不后悔。 神要降灾在地上,绝不后悔;神要败坏扫罗,绝不后悔。后来神派来一个,从耶和华那里来的恶魔,降在扫罗身上,扫罗得了精神病。一辈子痛苦啊!得了一种怪病。神是后悔不后悔?神立扫罗为王,神要降灾在扫罗身上,神绝不后悔。 **迥非,就是绝对不跟世人一样。以神的敌人为敌人,以神的国度为国度。与神为敌的,你千万别有怜悯的心。**你可以清楚地知道,神烧灭所多玛和蛾摩拉,绝不后悔;神曾经用洪水,灭掉了挪亚那个时代,没有后悔;神曾经在旷野里,击杀60万以色列人,没有后悔;神曾经灭掉可拉、大坍、亚比兰,绝不后悔;后来烧死250个长老,后来灭掉了1万4千以色列的百姓,用瘟疫给他们瘟死的,神绝不后悔。

这个地方讲了,神立扫罗为王后悔了。后来又说: **以色列的大能者,必不至说谎,也不之后悔。因为祂迥非世人,绝不后悔。(《撒母耳记上》15:29)** 我问你,是后悔了还是没后悔?大家要知道,别以为这后悔和不后悔是说一件事,绝不后悔和前面的后悔,说的是一个意思,还是俩意思?我告诉大家,神立扫罗为王后悔了,但神要把他从王位上抹下去绝不后悔。神要在旷野灭掉以色列人,绝不后悔。你以为神杀一个人怎么着啊?不怎么着,神不那么在乎,神绝不后悔。 神要降灾在地上,绝不后悔;神要败坏扫罗,绝不后悔。后来神派来一个,从耶和华那里来的恶魔,降在扫罗身上,扫罗得了精神病。一辈子痛苦啊!得了一种怪病。神是后悔不后悔?神立扫罗为王,神要降灾在扫罗身上,神绝不后悔。 **迥非,就是绝对不跟世人一样。以神的敌人为敌人,以神的国度为国度。与神为敌的,你千万别有怜悯的心。**你可以清楚地知道,神烧灭所多玛和蛾摩拉,绝不后悔;神曾经用洪水,灭掉了挪亚那个时代,没有后悔;神曾经在旷野里,击杀60万以色列人,没有后悔;神曾经灭掉可拉、大坍、亚比兰,绝不后悔;后来烧死250个长老,后来灭掉了1万4千以色列的百姓,用瘟疫给他们瘟死的,神绝不后悔。

怎么才能够不做扫罗这样的人呢?我告诉你,心里的逻辑体系要对啊!心里的逻辑体系不能够照着肉体那套,就是不能照着我们与生俱来的那套;要照从神学来的那套,神的话怎么说,就怎么干。如果你建不起属神的逻辑体系,那我只能说:祝你好运!一个人的核心利益到底是什么?我问你,你的核心利益,到底是什么?如果你的核心利益全在世界上,你不可能做合神心意的人;如果你的核心利益就在活着这点小屁事上,你就慢慢整吧! 弟兄姐妹,**不再看重世上这些东西,把我们活着这点事都看明白了,看透它。彻底地摧毁我们里面属世界的梦想。**让我们开始单单敬畏神,单单听从祂的话,就算是以死相要挟,也不违背神的话。这就叫性格,这就叫骨气。这骨气就成为讨神喜悦,能够考试合格的凭据啊!绝不做这样的人!为什么?因为世界和世界的事都要过去,神的国却永远长存;你和你的家都要过去,神的国却永远长存。如果能看清楚了,你的重担立刻脱落,这就是从扫罗学的功课。 愿神祝福大家。
Isabelle
Hello teacher. This sermon is really well said. I used to perfectly avoid the scoring points. That's all evil, knowing it and doing it. Digging your own pit and jumping into it, the wicked fall into their own net. Really, I don't know that God teaches and helps me grow every day. But I am extremely stupid. Lazy, self-righteous, unwilling to calm down and follow God, really stubborn and rebellious and unwilling to wholeheartedly love God and offer myself. I really don't know what to say about myself. How can God be so loving, so merciful, and so gracious? I am unworthy, really unworthy.