The halfbaked Bard

David was so bothered in his conscience after he cut the robe of Saul, the anointed king of israel. He had the opportunity to kill Saul. Every single one of his troop was advising him to do that; In fact they all quoted God's will as they said - 'Today the Lord is telling you, 'I will certainly put your enemy into your power to do with as you wish'. And he just cuts the hem of Saul's robe. And even that too he feels guilty.  What is your conscience level? How well does your conscience prick you? How often? The frequency and strength of the prick depends on how you have reacted. Whether you have yielded or repelled. Whether you have snubbed it or repented over it? Have you allowed your conscience to prick you even for small matters? Or do you say, well  I'm not a murderer or an adulterer. That we are children of Abraham like the Pharisees said.  How do we react to, when the conscience pricks about jealousy or pride. When the Spirit nudges?  When you s...

As a final address that Samuel gives Israel, he proclaims. 1Sam:12:5 The Lord and His anointed one are my witnesses today, that my hands are clean. Is your conscience clean? Things which you alone know, which only God has seen. Can you stand before the throne and say my hands are clean, before a God who says, if you have looked lustfully at a woman, you have committed adultery and if you have called your brother "fool" you would stand before judgement? He also says, If you have faltered in one, you have broken all. Psalm:7:9 For you look deep within the mind and heart,O righteous God A God who knows the intent and motive and purpose of our actions. We wouldn't be able to stand before Him. Yes all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. We all will stand with heads bowed and faces down before the all knowing God. It's easy to point fingers at the man, whose wife committed suicide, because of issues related to dowry. It's easy to point fingers ...