"Then Samuel called the people together to the LORD at Mizpah, and said...'You have today rejected your God...and you have said to Him, "No, set a king over us!" ' ... And Samuel said to all the people, 'Do you see him whom the LORD has chosen, that there is no one like him among all the people?' So all the people shouted and said, 'Long live the king!' "
I Samuel 10:17, 18a, 19b, 24
It is clear that Saul was chosen by God to be king. Did God make a mistake? When Saul turned out to be a bad dude, did God wring His hands and say, "Boy, if I had known Saul was going to be like this, I sure wouldn't have chosen him"? I don't think so. God knew from the beginning that Saul would be a bad king, but He chose him as judgment on the nation for rejecting God's kingship. God gives us what we demand even though it will bring us pain. As the Psalmist said, "He gave them their request, but sent leanness to their soul" (Psalm 106:15). We get what we deserve. How much better it is to trust His ways than to get what our flesh wants only to suffer heartache and sorrow.
Today's Thought: God may give us what we want as judgment for rejecting His ways.
Have a God-desiring day. Love you.
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