1 Samuel 12:19 ESV
And all the people said to Samuel, “Pray for your servants to the Lord your God, that we may not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask for ourselves a king.”
1 Samuel 12:24-25
Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. But if you still do wickedly, you shall be swept away, both you and your king.”
The people sought mercy from the Lord for rejecting the Lord as king. They did not say "our God", but "your God". This confirms their view and relationship with the Lord. God had chosen them as His people, but they had not chosen Him as their God.
We might pause to consider our relationship with God. The Israelites had vowed to do all He commanded, but had fallen away over time. Their own desires had taken precedence over their desire for the Lord. There are consequences to taking this path. He forgives, but if we still act wickedly, we might find ourselves swept away by the sea of this world.
These things are written for us that we might learn from the past. May we be reminded of who and whose we are.
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