Our key verses conclude with such a sad statement from God -- "Do as they say and give them a king." This should serve as a stark warning to us all. Eventually God will relent. He will turn us over to our base nature if that is what we seek to rule us. He will turn us over to the world if that is what we seek to rule us. He will always be there like the Father of the prodigal son -- searching the horizon hoping to see His son coming back home. We serve a good King. Romans 8:28 assures us that He is working all things out for our good. The question today though is what is the foundational nature of our relationship with the God we claim to serve?
We need to be very careful with what theology we buy into. Make no mistake about it -- we will be ruled by something. Some choose to be ruled by their careers and the pursuit of wealth. Some choose to be ruled by their fears and failures. Some choose to be ruled by drugs and alcohol. Some choose to be ruled by guilt and shame; or grief and loss. Whatever the devil can tie you to in this world he will and you will be ruled by it. We do so willingly even though we have been warned about what serving this kind of master will be like. We do so willingly by saying to God that we want our own king. We want to be like everyone else we see. We want judged like everyone else and led into battle like everyone else. No matter what the warnings are -- "Even so we still want a king."
Just be careful what you ask for because eventually God
answers -- "Do as they say and give them a king."
Reverend Anthony Wade -- May 23, 2012
