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The Desire to Conform

By August 6, 2013No Comments

But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD. And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. 1 Samuel 8:6-7 KJV

It was God’s intention that He alone should be the King of Israel. His people were to be set apart unto Him and unlike any other nation, but they didn’t want to be different; they wanted to conform to the world around them. As the Prophet and Judge of Israel, Samuel was understandably upset. They were not rejecting his ministry but God Himself. After warning them of the consequences, because of their persistence, God gave them what they requested. This was God’s permissive will but not His perfect will for them. Although in our persistence we may get what we want, we should always strive for what God wants. That way we will enjoy the perfect will of God rather than the consequences of our will.

Lord, like Israel the temptation to conform to the rest of the world seems to always be with me, but instead of being conformed to this world I want to be conformed to Your will.

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