WE WANT A KING

PRAYER PAUSE

Friday 12 January 2018

WE WANT A KING

Enter into the stillness of God within.

Reading: “Give us a king to rule over us, like the other nations.” (1 Samuel 8:4-22)

Reflection. Samuel was upset that the people wanted a king. They could not stand the tension of being the chosen people with God himself as their ruler and Father. They wanted to be “like the others.” Peer pressure! But God tells Sanuel, “Give them what they want; they have rejected not you but me. They will learn the hard way what it is to be “like the others.” And so the monarchy is introduced into Israel. It was never God’s plan but he turned it to their advantage and Jesus became “Son of David”. And so it is with us: we compromise and make less than generous decsions. But God “turns all things to good for those who love him.” (Romans 8:28). He can work through even our scruffy choics.

Prayer. Lord, teach us to be generous, But if we fail in generosity help us to realise that you still love us and will turn things to our advantage. Amen