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Saturday, November 12, 2016

A King for the People

And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.
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 8:5-7
And therein lies a tale.  Study the Word.
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5 comments:

  1. VeeNovember 13, 2016 at 6:37 PM

    Sobering thought.

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  2. vanillaNovember 13, 2016 at 8:21 PM

    Vee, I really want to go into this theme but I have been addled by the collywobbles. Perhaps sometime soon.

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  3. Secondary RoadsNovember 14, 2016 at 11:25 AM

    Sometimes I think God's punishment is to give us what we ask for.

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  4. vanillaNovember 14, 2016 at 3:11 PM

    Chuck, touch on that point in Tuesday's post. Remember the Garth Brooks song,
    "Sometimes I thank God, for unanswered prayers"?

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  5. Secondary RoadsNovember 15, 2016 at 11:32 AM

    Yes, I do remember that Garth Brooks song. I particularly like it, because it illustrates that we don't always know what is best for us.

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