Category: Our Conscience

1 Samuel 24:5 (NLT) 5 But then David’s conscience began bothering him because he had cut Saul’s robe.

David had spent considerable time on the run, hiding from Saul to protect his own life.

At one point, as David and his men hid in a cave, Saul also happened to enter this same cave, not knowing that David was there.

David took advantage of this situation and secretly cut a small piece off Saul’s robe. He did this to show Saul that he meant no harm to him. After all, he could very easily have killed Saul instead of cutting his robe.

The verse above says that David’s conscience began bothering him because of what he had done. Saul was, after all, still Israel’s king. And David was Saul’s subordinate.

You see, it didn’t take a prophet of God or a powerful sign from God to show David that what he had done was wrong. His conscience showed him.

This shows us that God will often use our conscience to show us when we have done something wrong.

Our conscience is a like an embedded messenger that God has given to every one of us. Even those who know nothing of God have a conscience. And God uses it to guide mankind toward Himself and His ways.

Even before the Holy Spirit was sent to earth, we inherently knew right from wrong by way of our conscience.

This leaves man with no excuses when they do something wrong.

And even more importantly, the fact that we have a conscience just reaffirms God’s existence, since it leads us to follow His most basic commandments.

This may not be deeply spiritual in nature, but it’s a good reminder of God’s sovereignty.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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