1 Samuel 8

1 Samuel 8

The Israelites wanted something?

They wanted a King.

The people wanted a King because they couldn’t depend on Samuel’s corrupt sons for guidance. Their request was painful to Samuel, although he knew there were problems within his family.

Samuel knew what a King would symbolize. A rejection of God as the true King.

So this was a serious request that would have eternal consequences.

When I read this passage last week, I was thinking about all those things I have placed in my life that prevents me from really serving the true King. Like the Children of Israel seeking their personal needs and wants we do the same.

The children of Israel were reminded continuously to keep God at the center of their lives. Exodus 20:3 (No other God’s before me).

We have been reminded to keep him number 1. But what happens? Selfishness and desires get in the way.

We would rather have the stuff, the status, things my way instead of his way.

Who do you want as king of your life? Is it the busyness and stuff of life or is where true happiness is found?

God can provide everything.

He can continuously bless us in ways that we can’t even start to describe.

Matthew 22:37 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your mind”

When we develop that kind of love God rules as king in our lives, our decisions and in our every day relationships.