"Listen to the voice of the people in all that they say to you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them." (1 Samuel 8:7) So says God to Samuel. The people have rejected God as their king. They forsake God and serve other gods....they want to be "like other nations."
Oh me, this is our story, isn't it? Whom or what do we serve as king? What or whom gets our attention, our time, our money, and our achievements? Is it our comfort? Our financial security? Our possessions? Even our families can threaten to become our king.
God provides enough for all to have enough. This is what a king does: a king provides for the king's people. Of course, if there is greed or hoarding....if there are people who put themselves first and leave others in the ditch....then it will not matter how much the king provides. Those who serve themselves--those who do not serve the king, but serve themselves---they will turn the King's abundance into paucity.
We are called to live an alien lifestyle---a lifestyle that doesn't look anything like what the world would have us do. "Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked."
We do not belong to the world; we are sanctified---set apart--resident aliens in this world. How will you live this truth today?
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