living with bad decisions

the people had rejected Samuel and God. Even tho Samuel had done nothing wrong, and been faithful in his ministry, yet the people did not want another judge.

Was this the end for Israel? with the new king Saul, did the old true King and Samuel reject them and leave them to their own devices?

Adding a king to our lives only makes our lives more difficult. It does not change reality. We, and our new king, must still live in subjection to Christ. the rules for prosperity are still the same, we have just added a new layer for things to go wrong.

But what about Samuel? the people rejected his entire life's work, and him personally. In his pain, did he walk away?

"far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord by failing to pray for you and to continue to teach you the way that is good and right. Just because the people we love reject us and hurt us does not mean that we can walk away and not pray.

There is hope for those who have found a new king. There is still a need to care and minister to those who have hurt and rejected us.

What will we do?

Pastor Wayne

looking for a leader

When Samuel was old, the people decided that they wanted a real leader to lead them. Someone who would fight their battles for them, or at least tell them which way to go.

Of course, God was their king and their leader, but that was not the same, not like other people had.

It is easy for us to see where they were wrong in rejecting the kingship of God, but how often do we seek someone else to fight our battle for us?

We come to think that it would be so much better if we relied on someone else, but we never know, or count what it costs us in the long term. Are we guilty of the same things that they were?

Let us continue to make sure the Lord is our King.

Pastor Wayne