Asking for a King

April 10, 2008

The people of Israel had sinned. They wanted a King. Samuel, their judge at the time did not want to do it but God told him to go ahead. Saul gets anointed as king so they will be happy. But Samuel still has an object lesson to teach them. It is time for the harvest...

1 Samuel 12:17-22 GNB
(17) It's the dry season, isn't it? But I will pray, and the LORD will send thunder and rain. When this happens, you will realize that you committed a great sin against the LORD when you asked him for a king."
(18) So Samuel prayed, and on that same day the LORD sent thunder and rain. Then all the people became afraid of the LORD and of Samuel,
(19) and they said to Samuel, "Please, sir, pray to the LORD your God for us, so that we won't die. We now realize that, besides all our other sins, we have sinned by asking for a king."
(20) "Don't be afraid," Samuel answered. "Even though you have done such an evil thing, do not turn away from the LORD, but serve him with all your heart.
(21) Don't go after false gods; they cannot help you or save you, for they are not real.
(22) The LORD has made a solemn promise, and he will not abandon you, for he has decided to make you his own people.


Even though they had sinned, they only had to ask for forgiveness and they would get it. They still had to live with the consequence of their sin, but God forgave them.

In our lives, the same things happen. We knowingly sin and God patiently waits for us to ask for forgiveness. When we do ask, we receive it. We have to live with the problems of those sins, but Gos still loves us and forgives us.

Examine your life, look for the sins you may do each day. Ask for forgiveness of them and move into a better life with God.


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1 Samuel 9:1-12:25
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1 Samuel 13:1-14:52
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