BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
1 Samuel 7.15-8.22
Samuel: When Obedience Takes The Lead – Part 7
c. 3.19 “… the LORD was with him and let none of his words fall to the ground.”
v. 6 “… Samuel considered their demand wrong …” (csb)
EVALUATION: OUR Motives Matter IN RESPONSE TO FAILURE
v. 7 “… they have rejected me from being king over them.” (esv)
Romans 14.23 “Whatever does not proceed from faith is sin.” (esv)
AM I AFRAID OF Standing Out For God?
vv. 19–20 “We want a king … Then we will be like all the other nations …” (niv)
Deuteronomy 7.6 “For you are a people holy to the LORD your God.” (esv)
1 Peter 2.9 “You are … people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.” (niv)
AM I AFRAID OF Missing Out On Good?
v. 20 “… our king will judge us, go out before us, and fight our battles.” (csb)
Psalm 118.9 “It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in princes.”
Romans 10.11 “Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame.” (niv)
v. 11 “These will be the ways of the king who will reign over you: he will take …” (esv) v. 17 “… and you shall be his slaves.” (esv)
Romans 1.24–25 “God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts … because they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator …” (esv)
EXPECTATION: GOD IS Repairing A Bigger Failure
Deuteronomy 17.19–20 “… he shall read in it all the days of his life, that he may learn to fear the LORD his God by keeping all the words of this law … that his heart may not be lifted up above his brothers …” (esv)
Galatians 4.4–5 “… God sent his Son … born under law, to redeem those under law …” (niv)
John 18.33 & 36 “‘Are you the King of the Jews?’ … Jesus answered, ‘My kingdom is not of this world.’” (esv)
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