Plan B

April 11, 2008

Samuel was the one chosen by God to be king over Israel. He had a choice to follow the rules or not follow them. God had made it clear which one He preferred . Yet somehow, even though he had been given the answer, Samuel flunked the test. All he had to do was do what God said in his laws. He did not and then when Saul finds out:

1 Samuel 13:13-14 ESV
(13) And Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the LORD your God, with which he commanded you. For then the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever.
(14) But now your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD has sought out a man after his own heart, and the LORD has commanded him to be prince over his people, because you have not kept what the LORD commanded you."

This was not the first time that Saul failed I am pretty sure, but it was not the last. Saul would fail again and it would be even more dramatic when it happened.

But notice that God has already set in to motion Plan B. God always has a Plan B. Why? Because we as humans have a choice to follow Him or not. When you choose to follow Him there is no need for Plan B. Now I would rather be God's Plan A, but I can handle being Plan B (or C, D, E, F, etc.). What I never want to be is Plan R because that would mean to me that I rejected God's plan.

God's plans for your life are not always easy. They are always the best however. Be a person after God's own heart.


Read through the Bible in one year in Historical order
Today
1 Samuel 13:1-14:52
Tomorrow
1 Samuel 15:1-17:58
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