Why I Believe What I Believe
Day 149
Biblical Principle - Absolute truth from God’s Word:
The people used the fact that Samuel’s children were not
judging like Samuel so they saw this as a good reason to find for themselves a
different leader. The people wanted a king like the world had. God
reminds Samuel that the people were just continuing to follow the trend from
the beginning of rebelling against Him. It is never the position of the
people to set up their own authorities it is to be God’s position.
However, people are always trying to make their own authorities because it is
in our nature to be in charge of everything including our authorities.
God however sets up kings and leaders, just because they do not lead right does
not give us the authority to rebel against God’s authority by make our own
leaders ignoring God in the process.
1Samuel 8:1-9 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that
he made his sons judges over Israel.
Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his
second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.
And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after
lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together,
and came to Samuel unto Ramah,
And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk
not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.
But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a
king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the
people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but
they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
According to all the works which they have done since the
day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have
forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest
solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over
them.
Practical - Works that apply Biblical Principle:
This section is for you to find a way to apply the truth in
your life. I will try to give only one as example; there may be other practical
ways. This is what makes the Christian walk so important and makes it important
to have a deliberate purpose in everything we do.
Great passage below shows how and why we obey God given
authorities. Obeying God’s authorities has always been about getting the
gospel to a lost and dying world. We can not reach the world if we are
rebelling against any of God’s autorities.
1Timothy 2:1-15 I exhort therefore, that, first of all,
supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for
all men;
For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we
may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God
our Saviour;
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the
knowledge of the truth.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God
and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due
time.
Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak
the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith
and verity.
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy
hands, without wrath and doubting.
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest
apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or
pearls, or costly array;
But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good
works.
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority
over the man, but to be in silence.
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was
in the transgression.
Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they
continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
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