Daily Devotional: Wednesday, July 24 – You Sure You Want This?

“And the Lord instructed him: ‘Take heed to all that the persons are saying to you; it isn’t you they’ve rejected, however they’ve rejected me as their king.’” — 1 Samuel 8:7

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As soon as upon a time, God dominated His individuals as their King they usually had no earthly ruler on a throne. God protected and offered for His individuals. Nevertheless, the individuals rejected God as their ruler and demanded a king. However it wasn’t their demand for a king that was regarding; it was their motivation for a king that ended up being alarming: “Now appoint a king to guide us, comparable to all the opposite nations have” (1 Samuel 8:5b).

The issue with motivation based mostly on what others have is that comparability is the thief of contentment. There’ll at all times be somebody who does one thing higher, has one thing newer, or has a possibility you’ve coveted. If we stay with others in thoughts, we will by no means be content material with what God has given us.

The reality is that we make calls for of God that don’t glorify God, however fulfill our earthly wishes. The wishes of the Israelites had been being formed by the world, after which they demanded that God give them their wishes. The king they obtained proved to be a poor selection for a king, till God appointed David.

Typically God provides us over to our calls for, however He by no means provides up on us, like with the Israelites. After we let our wishes dictate our calls for, it usually results in our demise. A very good query for us to ask ourselves is whether or not our wishes are being formed by God or by the world?

— Reza Zadeh, Denver Broncos chaplain

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