Just Getting What We Ask For

# 107 – Today's Du-votional comes from 1Sa 9:1,2, “There was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power. 2 And he had a choice and handsome son whose name was Saul. There was not a more handsome person than he among the children of Israel. From his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people. 1 Sam 9:1,2) Israel has asked for a king “like the other nations,” and the gist of their request is they wanted to “look good” in the eyes of the world. They felt this was lacking in their current system. So God sets out to oblige them, and here we are introduced the the man who would become their king. His father was a “mighty man of power,” Not only physically powerful, but also a man of wealthy influence. His son would likely know how to carry himself as royalty. Saul himself is described as “choice, handsome, and very tall. He would be the answer that the people were looking for. A king who looked good to themselves and to others. Please note that there is nothing mentioned about his character. You see, God is going to give them what they want rather than what they need. It's one of the ways that God uses to judge His people. Remember the quail incident? The people were complaining about a lack of meat as if God's provision wasn't enough for them, and so he sent them quail until it was coming out of their nostrils. We read about it in Nu 11:20 'but for a whole month, until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you, because you have despised the LORD who is among you, and have wept before Him, saying, "Why did we ever come up out of Egypt?"'" This method of judgment delivered by God, is very important for the church to note today. Abortion, sexual deviancy, divorce, same-sex marriage, and other ills of our society can often be traced to our own desire to have it our way rather than God's way. Sometimes we are simply getting what we asked for.