Eight Day of Lent - Kings and Rulers

The Throne of Charlemagne
Aachen Cathedral
Credit: Mediastorehouse.com

It is my take that the Creator intended us  to live a life fully intergraded in the Spirit of the Creator.  Everyday we would have walked hand in hand with the author of all things, with access to all knowledge, wisdom, understanding and love.  But we found that difficult.  We are like someone who has a billion pounds in the bank, and forgets. 

So now we live our lives in a fog, with an awareness of the Creator, but no certainty (for the majority).  We crave the other comforts; pleasure, irresponsibility and control/power over others. If this were not so, we would solve all the problems of the world almost instantly.  There is no real reason why we cannot.

And so the people of Israel rejected the idea that the Creator would be their supreme king, and opted instead for Saul.  They were warned that they were choosing subjugation, and they chose that.

We too have this choice.

4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah 5 and said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint for us a king to judge us like all the nations.” 6 But the thing displeased Samuel when they said, “Give us a king to judge us.” And Samuel prayed to the Lord. 7 And the Lord said to Samuel, “Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me from being king over them. 8 According to all the deeds that they have done, from the day I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, forsaking me and serving other gods, so they are also doing to you. 9 Now then, obey their voice; only you shall solemnly warn them and show them the ways of the king who shall reign over them.” 1 Samuel 8

PRAYER:  You are my God and my King.  I worship you alone.