I Samuel 8:7 “And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.”
I Samuel 8:19-22 “Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel; and they said, Nay; but we will have a king over us; That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles. And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the LORD. And the LORD said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king. And Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.”
Psalm 33:12 “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and he people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.”
Israel demanded for a king to rule over them, centralizing authority in an overbearing governmental structure. They ignored the warnings from the Lord about their licentiousness and the erosion of their liberties. Though God had spoken to Samuel to warn the people against following such a path, they refused to listen to the Lord. Instead, they wanted to be like everyone else and structure their society accordingly. They clamored to be like all the other nations that encircled the planet, unappreciative of what they had been uniquely given and unaware of the dangers of being left to their own devices. They had recklessly neglected the important truth and powerful reminder that “blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD!”
In American society today, there are plenty of forces who demand to be ruled by a centralized authority from an overbearing governmental structure. We ignore the warnings of the Lord about our licentiousness and the erosion of our liberties. We want to be like everyone else and structure our society accordingly. We clamor to be like all the other nations that encircle the planet, unappreciative of what we have been uniquely given and unaware of the dangers of being left to our own devices. We recklessly neglect the important truth and powerful reminder that “blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD!”
PLEASE PRAY FOR AMERICAN CHRISTIANS TO HEARKEN UNTO THE VOICE OF THE LORD IN OUR SOCIETY THAT IS CLAMORING TO BE JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. While they may ignore and reject our calls, they are actually rejecting the Lord Himself who continues to offer special blessings to those who acknowledge Him.
