1 Samuel 12:13-15 Fork in the Road

 ”“Now therefore, here is the king whom you have chosen and whom you have desired. And take note, the Lord has set a king over you. If you fear the Lord and serve Him and obey His voice, and do not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then both you and the king who reigns over you will continue following the Lord your God. However, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then the hand of the Lord will be against you, as it was against your fathers.“ ‭‭I Samuel‬ ‭12‬:‭13‬-‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

 

a. Here is the king whom you have chosen and whom you have desired: Samuel probably had the feeling, “Here is the king you wanted. You will find that he isn’t quite the king you need, but he is the king you wanted.”

b. If you fear the LORD and serve Him and obey His voice: Samuel presents Israel with an important choice. They were disobedient in wanting a king, yet God gave them one. Even so, if they would fear the LORD and serve Him, God could still bless them.

i. One wrong turn did not put them out of God’s plan forever. Israel should have never sought a human king. But now they had one, and Samuel simply called them to serve the LORD where they were now.

c. However, if you do not obey the voice of the LORD…then the hand of the LORD will be against you: Samuel put the choice before Israel. They made a wrong turn, yet God put them at a fork in the road. On one side is submission to God and obedience; on the other is rebellion and disobedience. If they chose the wrong path, they could trust God would not bless it.

d. As it was against your fathers: Every individual generation is tempted to think of itself as a special exception. They know of the righteous acts of the LORD in previous generations, yet somehow feel they are an exception regarding God’s correction or judgment. Samuel reminded Israel they were not any different from their fathers, and God would not deal with them any differently than He did with their fathers.

Fork in the Road

”“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it.“ Matthew‬ ‭7‬:‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬

We have a choice of two roads in life, the wide or the narrow road! Many refuse to accept the free gift of salvation and choose the wide road that leads to destruction. 

I believe in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior and have chosen the narrow road of Salvation. I know when I take my last breath on earth it will be my first breath in heaven. In this belief, it doesn’t mean that I’m sinless it just means I am to try to sin less and be a good example to others as a follower of Jesus.

Which road have you chosen?

Blessings