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Far Be It From Me!!!

I have felt it, and I know you have too. The temptation to give up on God's people! They are so imperfect and can be so sinful, still, they are His people too. Who am I talking about? All of us! Believers and non-believers alike. We are all created by the Creator. We are all God's people. However, there are some of us that would disagree with that statement. Still, the Bible teaches that all humanity is the design of Almighty God. You know, Samuel found himself in the same situation in dealing with God's people. Samuel had thoroughly warned the Israelites of the dangers in appointing a king over Israel. Yet they wanted to be like the nations around them, insisting that they were willing to pay any price. Almost as soon as the people were granted their desire, they recognized their sin. But it was too late. What was Samuel to do? They had ignored all his warnings. Now they wanted him to continue to minister to them. I think that it would seem appropriate for Samuel to abandon them and allow them to suffer the consequences of their actions.

"Moreover, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you; but I will teach you the good and right way." 1 Samuel 12:23.

Samuel knew, as Jesus knew, that God sends His servants to the sick, not the healthy. Samuel did not take the people's response as a rejection of him, but as an indication of their walk with God. Samuel was serving God, not the Israelites. When God commanded him to minister to them, he could do nothing else, despite their resistance to his message.

At times, people will not respond to us either. They will not respond as they should to the message God speaks through us. However, we should not become discouraged. We need to remember that their response is a reflection of THEIR relationship with God, not us! We are God's servants! If Jesus spent His time with the spiritually needy, we can expect Him to ask us to do the same! We shouldn't loose our patience with God's people. We need to keep in mind that God loves them just as much as He loves us!

May God Richly Bless You Today!! H Trent!

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