Israel wanted a king. The trouble with that is that they already had a King—God!
How many times have I done that? I may not desire a literal king to reign over me. Oh no! I want to be my own king!! God recently revealed my own heart to me: I don’t like to be told what to do. Wow.
It’s kind of the American way—or maybe the way of the world now. We want to do whatever makes us happy. We don’t want to serve others. We don’t even want to serve God. We bristle when anyone tries to instruct us—or we just tune them out. Or is that just me??
After the people repented, Samuel told them, “You’ve done wickedly, but don’t turn away from following God. Instead, serve him with all of your heart.” That’s what we’re prone to do, isn’t it? When confronted with sin, we shrug our shoulders and give up. We think, “I can’t do this perfectly—I might as well give up.”
Don’t give up! Like I had to do, repent of your pride and insolence. Give God your heart!! Submit to him and follow him with everything you have.
Submit to your one true King—God.
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