"Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen and whom you have desired. And take note, the LORD has set a king over you. If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice, and do not rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then both you and the king who reigns over you will continue following the LORD your God. However, if you do not obey the voice of the LORD, but rebel against the commandment of the LORD, then the hand of the LORD will be against you, as it was against your fathers. "Now therefore, stand and see this great thing which the LORD will do before your eyes: - 1 Samuel 12v13-16
‘Fear the Lord, serve Him, obey His voice, and do not rebel against Him.’ That sounds like a pretty good recipe for success doesn’t it? Israel had begged for a king and God had given them one. He had put His man in place as their king and now it was time to move forward as a nation. If they feared God, served Him, obeyed Him and did not rebel against Him they could stand and watch Him do great things for them.
I know this was a specific promise for a specific time but there is still a great principle laid out here that runs throughout the Bible. Sometimes we get so busy doing thing our way and trying to sort things out and running ahead of God that we may miss the blessings that He has force us if we would just fear Him, serve Him, and obey Him.
The key to success is not in our doing or sacrificing but in our obeying. Moses learned this the hard way. It won’t be long before Saul does the same. We have their examples. Lets just do things His way then watch for the great things He will do.
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