Why I Believe What I Believe
Day 150
Biblical Principle - Absolute truth from God’s Word:
God gave the people what they asked for, a king. They
were reminded of their rebellion. The children of Israel’s reaction was
to pray to God to “God save the king” In other words God bless us in
spite of our rebellion. Also in the midst of all this the world was
watching and wondering how this was going to affect them. Their response
was that if God gave this person to them as an authority they were not going to
follow.
1Sa 10:18-27 And said unto the children of Israel, Thus
saith the LORD God of Israel, I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and delivered
you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all kingdoms, and
of them that oppressed you:
And ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved
you out of all your adversities and your tribulations; and ye have said unto
him, Nay, but set a king over us. Now therefore present yourselves
before the LORD by your tribes, and by your thousands.
And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come
near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.
When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by
their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was
taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.
Therefore they enquired of the LORD further, if the man
should yet come thither. And the LORD answered, Behold he hath hid himself
among the stuff.
And they ran and fetched him thence: and when he stood among
the people, he was higher than any of the people from his shoulders and upward.
And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD
hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all
the people shouted, and said, God save the king.
Then Samuel told the people the manner of the kingdom, and
wrote it in a book, and laid it up before the LORD. And Samuel
sent all the people away, every man to his house.
And Saul also went home to Gibeah; and there went with him a
band of men, whose hearts God had touched.
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us?
And they despised him, and brought no presents. But he held his peace.
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.
All judgments are based upon the truth of God. All
will fall under the judgment of truth no matter who we are. What we do
when confronted with the truth makes the judgment we face.
Rom 2:1-11 Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever
thou art that judgest: for wherein thou judgest another, thou condemnest
thyself; for thou that judgest doest the same things.
But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to
truth against them which commit such things.
And thinkest thou this, O man, that judgest them which do
such things, and doest the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God?
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance
and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to
repentance?
But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up
unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous
judgment of God;
Who will render to every man according to his deeds:
To them who by patient continuance in well doing seek for
glory and honour and immortality, eternal life:
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the
truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth
evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;
But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh
good, to the Jew first, and also to the Gentile:
For there is no respect of persons with God.
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