I am referring to Saul in 1 Samuel, but I don’t mind the parallels it might draw to our present day politics. 😉

Israel rejected God as “king” and wanted what everyone else had.

Okay, I can’t help but think of parallels to the American Church as well…

Israel got the king they deserved. He looked like a king (or “presidential” as we would refer to it today). But that was it. He couldn’t lead. Israel got exactly what they asked for.

There are times we beg God for what we think is “best” for us… and we get exactly what we asked for. Then, we are left complaining to God about what we got!

We are far too busy in our day trying to ask God for things we think “we deserve.” We are not interested enough in the King and his agenda. It is leading to heartache and tragedy. It is producing a very weak Church in America.

We need a return to our King. We need a heart that repents and says, “Not MY will, but yours.”

When we will humbly return to our King and his Kingdom, we may get past the life we deserve and find the abundance of the Kingdom once again.