"The LORD said… they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them… they have forsaken Me, and served other gods… show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them" (1 Samuel 8:7-9). "But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you; and killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead… Unto you first, God, having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities" (Acts 3:14,15,26).
The Lord
explained to Samuel
Why there would
be a king selected:
Because the
hearts Israel
Had turned from
God whom they rejected.
The consequence this
choice shall bring,
That follows
with its harsh reward,
Is found when hearts
receive a king
Who isn't like
our gracious Lord.
When Christ our
Savior was denied,
A killer was
received instead.
They killed our
Lord who for us died,
Whom God then
raised up from the dead.
There is no
choice that is so strange,
O Lord, as
hearts that are rejecting
Your grace for wrath
that they exchange,
Receiving what they
weren't expecting.
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