“But the people refused to listen to Samuel. ‘No!’ they said. ‘We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations…’ When Samuel heard all that the people said, he repeated it before the LORD. The LORD answered, ‘Listen to them and give them a king.’” 1 Samuel 8:19-22.
The old statement ‘Be careful what you ask for’ resonates as far back as time began. God had shown Himself continuously and without interruption to His chosen children, the Israelites. They wanted for nothing and had everything – but ‘everything’ is all in the eyes of the beholder.
When our daughter rebelled against everything we had taught her in a sense of family and faith I kept telling the LORD (and my daughter) that she should be happy! I couldn’t understand how she couldn’t see her incredible blessings and the love that she was rejecting. Samuel had the same perspective but did not share that with the Israelites. Their perspective was their reality.
One of the most difficult challenges we face is witnessing our loved ones as they make bad decisions in their choices. Thankfully, we have a God who sees the final outcome and has everything required to bring our loved ones back around. ‘Then the LORD came down in a cloud and stood there with him and proclaimed his name, the LORD. And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The LORD, the LORD, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to the thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished.”’ Exodus 34:5-7
God will give His children over to themselves and their desires. He will allow their desires to lead them to the consequences which lead back to Him. The road starts with Him and ends with Him.
‘They want a king? Give them a king!’
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