The Sunday School Lesson Selfish Choices Eventually Bring Trouble by David McGee
Jun 13, 2010
Selfish Choices Eventually Bring Trouble (37:41)
Referenced Scriptures: 1 Samuel 8:1-22; 9:1-10:27
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Key verse: Psalm 106:15
He[God] gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease upon them. (NIV)
What does God want for us?
1. Israel Demands a King (1 Samuel 8:4 - 7, 19-22)
Samuel was between 65 and 70 years old. He had appointed his sons as judges, but they were not godly (1 Samuel 8:1-2). The elders approached Samuel about the situation (verses 4,5). Instead of asking God for His will, they decided they wanted a king to rule over them. The people of Israel failed to recognize that they were different from the nations around them. They were God's chosen people. God had promised to be with them and guide them.
As a believer, you need to understand you are God's child and are to imitate Him (Ephesians 5:1). You need to be careful not to allow the world's attitudes rather than God to influence your decisions.
Samuel believed the people were rejecting him(verses 6,7). God assured Samuel that they were rejecting God, yet He was going to let them have their way. However, Samuel was to warn them about the dangers in their decision (verses 9 - 18). Despite the warning, they still wanted their way (verses 19, 20). The Lord told Samuel to do as they asked and give them a king (verses 21,22).
God created each of us with a free will and He does not override our freedom to choose. He may send His Holy Spirit to warn us, but He does not force us to make right decisions.
How can you determine if what you want is what is best for you?
2. God Chooses the King (1 Samuel 9:1,2,15-19;10:1,9-11)
God was not surprised by Israel's request for a king. He already knew whom He would choose to be the first king of Israel, a man named Saul, a Benjamite (1 Samuel (9:1,2). Saul's physical appearance was impressive. yet there is no mention of his spiritual qualifications to be king. Even so, God would do a work in his heart so he could be a good king.
People sometimes make decisions based on outward appearances rather than seeking God for His wisdom. God has provided His Word and His Spirit to help us make wise decision.
God was preparing Samuel to accept Saul as God's choice for king (verses 15-19). Samuel knew the people's motive was wrong for wanting a king but he obeyed God. Samuel explained to Saul what was about to happen in his life (verse 27). Samuel then privately anointed Saul to be king (10:1).
God was also preparing Saul to be king. "God gave him another heart" (verse 9, KJV). As Saul journeyed hom, he met some prophets and began to prophesy under the power of the Spirit (verses 10,11). God was giving Saul opportunity to know the power of the Holy Spirit as he led Israel.
Out of His mercy, God often blesses us to show us what it means to have His touch and presence in our lives. God gives us this spiritual experience so we will desire, more than anything else, to have Him and His purpose in our lives.
Why is it important to have the power of the Holy Spirit in your life?
3. Saul Is Made King (1 Samuel 10:17-27)
Samuel gathered the people together to publicly anointed Saul as king. Samuel again warned the people concerning their decision. God had been faithful to them, but they were rejecting God in favor of their own desires (1 Samuel 10:17-19). Rather than just announcing Saul as king, Saul was chosedn by casting lots. Samuel used this method to choose Saul from among Israel's tribes (verses 20,21).
In what appears to be an act of humility, Saul hid when it was clear that he had been chosen as king (verse 22). When Saul was found and presented as king, the people shouted with joy (verses 23,24). They finally had what they wanted - a king who would lead them in battle.
Samuel's last act at this annointing was to write the regulations for kinghsip (verse 25). He wanted the people to have God's instructions for future reference. Since there was no central place for the king to live, Saul and everyone else went back home. God touched the hearts of some of the men who joined themselves to Saul. Others initially rejected Saul, yet he refused to get even with them (verses 26,27).
As a believer, you need to examine the motives behind your decision. You must not allow the world to influence you to make decisions based on your selfish desires rather than God's will.
In what ways might your decision making be influenced by the world?
Discipleship in Action
After studying this week's lesson, you may be asking what it takes to make wise decisions. First, keep your heart and mind focused on God (Colossians 3:1,2). your desire to please Him above all else will help keep you from making wrong decisions.
Second, study God's Word. Your knowledge of God's will for His people will help you understand His purpose for your life. That will help you make choices that are best for you (Philippians 1-9,10).
Third, depend on the Holy Spirit to guide you. He will guide you into all truth (John 16:13). He will also warn you if you will listen to and obey Him.
Fourth, commit your life to God (Provers 3-5,6). Trust Him with your life even if you must step out in faith as you make the decisions you think He wants you to make.
Above all, realize that God loves you. He will not ask you to do anything that is not in your best interest. He loved you enough to send His Son to die for your sins.
The scriptures below are from the WEB Bible.
1 Samuel 8:1-22
1) It happened, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.
2) Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abijah: they were judges in Beersheba.
3) His sons didn‘t walk in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
4) Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel to Ramah;
5) and they said to him, Behold, you are old, and your sons don‘t walk in your ways: now make 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. Samuel prayed to Yahweh.
7) Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to the voice of the people in all that they tell you; for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected me, that I should not be king over them.
8) According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even to this day, in that they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also to you.
9) Now therefore listen to their voice: however you shall protest solemnly to them, and shall show them the manner of the king who shall reign over them.
10) Samuel told all the words of Yahweh to the people who asked of him a king.
11) He said, This will be the manner of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;
12) and he will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and [he will set some] to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.
13) He will take your daughters to be perfumers, and to be cooks, and to be bakers.
14) He will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your olive groves, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.
15) He will take the tenth of your seed, and of your vineyards, and give to his officers, and to his servants.
16) He will take your men-servants, and your maid-servants, and your best young men, and your donkeys, and put them to his work.
17) He will take the tenth of your flocks: and you shall be his servants.
18) You shall cry out in that day because of your king whom you shall have chosen you; and Yahweh will not answer you in that day.
19) But the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel; and they said, No: but we will have a king over us,
20) that we also may be like all the nations, and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.
21) Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of Yahweh.
22) Yahweh said to Samuel, Listen to their voice, and make them a king. Samuel said to the men of Israel, Go you every man to his city.
9:1-10:27
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H o w m a y t i m e s w e l o o k a t w h o w e a r e . W e s a y w h e t h e r I l i k e e v e r y b o d y e l s e y o u h i g h l i g h t d o w n w h a t t h e y h a v e b r o u g h t l i k e t o b e w h a t t h e y a r e . I l i k e i t a n y w h e r e , j u s t l i k e I s r a e l , t e l l i n g G o d . G o d w a s t o u s e u s i n a w a y t h a t w i l l i n f l u e n c e t h e e n t i r e w o r l d a r o u n d u s a n d d r i v e s t h e e n t i r e w o r l d t h a t w e k n o w t h i s u n i v e r s e f o r g o o d . G o d w a n t s t h e y e a r s t h a t f o r g o t t e n w h e r e , s a y , b u t I w a n t t o b e l i k e t h e m n o a c c o u n t s s o t h e y s e n d s i x s i x t h a t ' s y o u k n o w , w h a t e v e r y o u l o o k a t t h e S c r i p t u r e s a n d s e e n e w t h i n g s t o s e e t h a t t h i s i s f o r t r a y s f o r u s . W h a t n o o t h e r r e l i g i o n d o e s t h i s n o o t h e r r e l i g i o n i s f i x e d w a y t h a t C h r i s t i a n i t y a n d t h e w a y t h e J u d a i s m , C h r i s t i a n i t y f i t t o g e t h e r i n t o t h e h u m a n n a t u r e a n d i n t o h o w t h e n a t u r e a n d h u m a n n a t u r e n e e d s t o c h a n g e i n p e r c e i v e d t h i n g s . N o w t h i s h a p p e n s t h r e e t h o u s a n d f i f t y t h r e e t h o u s a n d y e a r s a g o . S o m e w h e r e i n t h e r e o n a h o l l o w d o o r s d o w n s o m e w h e r e i n t h e r e a n d i t s t i l l f i t s f o r u s i n o u r n a t u r e i s s t i l l f i t s i n o u r a n d o u r p e r s p e c t i v e o f w a n t i n g w h a t s o m e b o d y e l s e . O n c e d o i n g w h a t ' s I a m n o t h a v i n g w i t h s o m e o n e e l s e h a s w a n t e d t o b e l i k e o t h e r n a t i o n s p o s e s p r o b l e m s . S o w h a t d o e s G o d w a n t t w i c e , o n c e i s b e s t f o r u s a n d s o S a m u e l t h e n i n v e r s e o f f o u r f i v e f o u r f i v e s i x a n d s e v e n g l o r y t h a t s o w h a t e v e r w h e n e v e r w e s e e t h i s . T h e s a d t h i n g i s n u m b e r o n e S a n t o s g e t t i n g o v e r s o h e c a n k e e p u p w h a t i s t h e l a z i l y r e v i e w p a s s e s o n s o m e o f h i s r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s t o h i s s o n s a n d h i s s o n s a r e o r i g i n a l a n d h a v e a A B I p a g e . T h e b e h a l f o f t h e , w h a t e v e r . S o i s i t s a d t h a t S a m u e l s s o n s a r e a l o t l i k e E l i ' s s o n s a n d I w o n d e r i f i f S a m u e l h a d p i c k e d u p s o m e o f t h e p a r e n t i n g s k i l l s o f U I i n d i r e c t l y . R i g h t , a n d s o o n . L o t s i s t h e t h o u g h t t h a t a n y h o w t h a t h i s s o n s w e r e n o t c a p a b l e o f b e i n g o f b e i n g l e a d e r s . T h i s , a s h e w a s , a n d s o t h e p e o p l e b e g a n t o s a y n o . W h a t c o u l d h a p p e n w h e n e v e r y o u d i e . S a m u e l , a n d b e c a u s e w e d o n ' t w a n t t o b e u n d e r y o u r s o n s a n d s o t h e y w e r e k i n d o f w a n t i n g m o n e y c e n t r a l t o d o s o m e t h i n g a n d s o t h e y d e c i d e d t h a t t h e y w o u l d t e l l S a n t a w h a t t h e y w a n t a n d d o w e w a n t t o g e t u s a k i n g a n d b u t t h e t h i n g d i s p l e a s e d S a m u e l w h e n t h e y s a i d g i v e u s a k i n g t o j u d g e u s a n d t h e i d e a h e r e i s S a m u e l t h i s f i r s t l e g h a s a s l i g h t a g a i n s t h i m y o u r o l d , a n d y o u r s o n s . T h e w a l k - t h r o u g h a n d w a l k r i g h t b e f o r e G o d f o r u s . 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Y e t h e p r a y s b o n d i n g a d o z e n y a r d s u p s e t o v e r t h i s a n d t h a t i s w h y n o t t o h a n d l e a n d p u n c h i n g m o v e m e n t b e t w e e n t h e e y e s , y o u g u y s t h i n k I ' m a l l a b o u t f i x y o u a r e c a l l e d o n s o m e f i r e f r o m h e a v e n f o r y o u , b u r g e r s , s o a N R A i n a u t o m a t e d b a c k s a w a y h e g o e s i n t h e p r i c e f a m i l y p r a i s e a n d t h i s i s i m p o r t a n t p a r t t h a t n i g h t , e v e n t h o u g h t h e y p e r s o n a l l y a t t a c k e d . S a m u e l f e l t t h e y p e r s o n a l l y a t t a c k e d h i m . H e w e n t i n t h e p a r a d e o n t h e w i l l b e d o n e h e r e . S o n y t e l l s t h e p r a i s e a n d t h e y a s k e d f o r h u m a n k i n g t o l e a d t h e m i n G o d ' s l e a d e r s h i p i n t h e p e a c e f u l c o n d i t i o n s a p p a r e n t l y d o e s n o t s u f f i c e . T h e y w e r e . T h e y w e r e n ' t h a p p y w i t h t h e p i e c e s t h e y h a d i n c o m m o n t h i n g s w e r e g o i n g s o t o t h e L o r d i n s t r u c t s S a m u e l t o l i s t e n t o t h e m . V e r s e s e v e n a n d i n o t h e r w o r d s , g i v e t h e m w h a t t h e y w a n t . A n d h e r e p e a t s h i s i n s t r u c t i o n s i n v e r s e n i n e , t h e L o r d c l a r i f i e s t h e p i c t u r e s s o t h a t S a m u e l d o e s n ' t s e e t h i s r e q u e s t i s a p e r s o n a l a c t a g a i n s t h i m I s h o u l d s t a n d a s a r e j e c t i o n o f G o d , t h e y m a y r e j e c t , a n d t h i s i s w h e r e I t h i n k F o r r e s t ' s C h r i s t i a n s a s a s w e l i v e o u r l i f e f o r G o d a p e o p l e r e j e c t u s . 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T h e e m o t i o n t h a t w e h e a r w i t h a n d f e e l a t w i t h W r i g h t h a s n o o n e s a r o u n d w h a t h o t , w h a t ' s y o u r e m o t i o n w h e n n o o n e ' s a r o u n d , a n d y o u ' r e s a y i n g t h i n g s t h e y a r e g l a d n o b o d y ' s a r o u n d . D i d y o u e v e r s a y t h i n g s i n a y e l l o w N e w O r l e a n s a r o u n d y o u . N o t a b l y , I ' l l s t a r t a n d t h e n , w h a t e m o t i o n s d i d y o u s a y w e t c o l d w a r . W e g e n t l y g o t a l i t t l e e m o t i o n a l a t t a c h m e n t t o i t , s o w e s a y t h o s e o v e r t o G o d a n d i n t h a t w h o l e t h i n g . W e a r e t a k i n g o u r e m o t i o n s , p u t t i n g t h e m w i t h w h a t w e ' r e s a y i n g a n d g i v i n g t h e m t o G o d . N o w w h a t h a p p e n s w h a t e v e r w e d o w e b e e n a b l e t o e v e n t s w h a t h a p p e n s a f t e r w e r e a b l e t o v e n t . 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S a m u e l a g a i n , s i n c e t h e L o r d r e p e a t i n g e v e r y t h i n g t h e p e o p l e I s a i d t o h i m , a n d A n n G o d ' s h o u s e . S a m u e l l i s t e n e d t o t h e m a n d g i v e t h e m w h a t t h e y w a n t . T h e n i n c h a p t e r n i n e o f c h o o s i n g K i n g t h a t I w a s a m a n o f B e n j a m i n , w h o s e n a m e w a s j u s t s o I m a i l t h e s o n o f z e a l o r t h e s o n o f e a c h o r s o n o f e r a V e g e m i t e i n m y m a n p o w e r a n d h e h a d a s o n w h o s e n a m e w a s S a u l . C h o i c e y o u n g m a n i n t h e g o o d l y a n d t h e r e w a s n o t a m o n g t h e c h i l d r e n o f I s r a e l , a c o c h l e a r p e r s o n t h a n h e f o r h i s s h o u l d e r s a n d u p w a r d l y w i t h h i g h e r t h a n a n y o f t h e m , s o i t w a s a h e a d t a l l e r t h a n a n y b o d y e l s e i n I s r a e l f r o m t h e s h o u l d e r s u p . H e w a s b i g g e r t h a n a n y o n e s o a n d h e w a s a g o o d l y m a n a n d u n g o d l y o r p e r s o n t h a t w a s n ' t o n t h e i r p e r s o n . T h e i n s t a l l s o w e n e e d t o l o o k a t t h e c h a r a c t e r s a l l w e k n o w w h a t t h e c h a r a c t e r s a l l b e c o m e s l a t e r , b u t w e l o o k a t t h e c h a r a c t e r s o l i t u d e w a s c h o s e n a n d a n d a s h e w a s J o e w a s w a s w a s . I h a v e a n y l o o k l i k e K i n g h e w o u l d r e p r e s e n t t h e k i n g s h i p a n d r e p r e s e n t w h a t t h e p e o p l e w a n t e d b e c a u s e t h i s i s w h a t t h e y w a n t e d . T h e y w a n t e d a k i n g o f t h e i r s . T h e m a t h i s s o m o r e r e v e r s e a s s i s t i n g , a d o w n a g a i n . S o w e s e e w h a t h a p p e n e d h e r e . S a m u e l d i d n ' t k n o w e x a c t l y k n o w w h a t S e n a t o r k n o w s t h a t M c C a i n G o d s a i d t o m o r r o w . T h i s i s w h a t ' s g o i n g o u t a g a i n a n d I t h i n k t h a t t h i s i s o n e t h i n g a n d G o d l e a d i n g u s t h a t h i g h t i m e s a s G o d d r o p i n y o u r h e a r t a n d s a v e y o u t h i s i s w h a t I h a p p e n t h e r e . W e c a l l t h i s s o m e t h i n g c a l l e d d é j à v u w h e n e v e r y o u o n l y h a v e t h i s h a p p e n , e x i s t g h o s t l i k e . I n o t i c e d t h a t h a p p e n a n d i t n o w d o e s n ' t h a p p e n . E l s e , l i k e y o u g o s o m e p l a c e e l s e . T h i s i s t h i s i s g o i n g t o b e t h e r e . S o m e t i m e s s o m e i n o n e o f o u r r e c e n t h o s p i c e p a t i e n t s . I w e n t i n t h e h o u s e t o v i s i t t h e m a n d i t ' s l i k e , p r o b a b l y a b o u t a m o n t h a g o a n d d r i v i n g b y t h i s h o u s e d r y b y t h i s w a y . 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T h e a d d r e s s l e a r n i n g t o b e c o m e a n a m o u n t o f d o l l a r s l i k e I k n e w I w a s i n t h e b e l t o f t h i s h o u s e a n d t h e n t h e r e a r e o t h e r k i d s a r e o t h e r c a s e s i n w h i c h t h e r e i s n o c e r t a i n t h i n g s a r e g o i n g t o h a p p e n a n d w h y d o e s G o d u n w i s e n o t t o t h o s e I k n o w t h a t G o d d o e s d i f f e r e n t t h i n g s d i f f e r e n t w a y s w i t h e v e r y o n e o n h i s a l i k e a n d i t h a s b e e n b e c a u s e t h i s d o e s n o t v i e w t h i s s o m e t h i n g w r o n g w i t h y o u o r m y d o e s n ' t h a p p e n m o r e o f t e n t h a n s o m e t h i n g s o c i e t y . I t i s s o m e t i m e s e a s y . G o d l e t s u s k n o w t h a t h e ' s i n c o n t r o l a n d t h a t i s g u i d i n g u s i n H o u s t o n . L e t u s k n o w t h a t w h e n t h i n g s a r e n o t g o i n g t h e w a y w e w a n t . H e g i v e s u s i n d i c a t o r s t h a t t h i n g s a r e e x a c t l y a s t h e y s h o u l d . A n d h o w d o y o u d o t h a t b y l e t t i n g u s k n o w t h a t t h e r e a r e c e r t a i n t h i n g s t h a t h e p u t s i n o u r m i n d a n d t h e n t h e y h a p p e n a n d i t ' s l i k e o h o k a y , i t ' s a c o n f i r m a t i o n , b u t t h a t G o d i s l e a d i n g u s t h a t G o d i s l e a d i n g u s i n t h a t p a r t . W h y s h o u l d w e d o u b t t h a t i s l e a d i n g u s i n t h i s p a r t m a k e s s e n s e b y j u s t t a l k i n g f r o m m y b i k e w i l l a l o t a b o u t , b u t n o G o d h a s a w a y o n , l e a v i n g u s i n a f f i r m i n g , c o n f i r m i n g a f f i r m i n g w h a t w e r e r i d i n g o u r p a t h w i l l d i g D o n a l d M o r g a n , k n o w l e d g e , w o r d o f w i s d o m a n d y o u r s i s t e r g o t t h i s h y d r o x y a n d o n l i n e . F a m i l i a r i z e c l o s e r a t t e n t i o n s p e c i a l i s t o f b u s i n e s s i n t h e l a s t f o u r l a r g e i n a w h i l e , y o u k n o w , I c o l o r . I l i k e a n d s o m e t i m e s w h e n t h o s e t h a t w e h a v e t o b e t h e r e f o r o t h e r p e o p l e . W e h a v e t o b e t h a t a w o r d o f e n c o u r a g e m e n t t h a t k e e p e r t h a t e n c o u r a g e o r w h e n w e s h o w u p i n p e o p l e ' s l i v e s t o b r i n g a g i f t t o t h e m . T h a t ' s l i k e W a l s a l l l a t e r o n h e r e . I f y o u g e t g a l l e y s a n o i n t e d i n a n d i n i t s j u s t l i k e S a m u e l i s t a l l . T h i s i s w h a t ' s g o i n g t o h a p p e n o n t h e n e x t d a y . T h i s w h a t ' s g o i n g t o h a p p e n a n d w h e n i t h a p p e n s y o u b e t t e r k n o w t h a t t h i s i s t h e p e r s o n t h a t I ' v e c h o s e n a n d t h e n w h e n S a m u e l a n o i n t s S a u l U d e l l s o l v e d . N o w t h i s i s w h a t ' s g o i n g o n w i t h y o u a s y o u g o . S o y o u ' r e g o i n g n o w t h a t t h i s i s w h a t I ' v e d o n e i s c o r r e c t a s a l w a y s , s o l v e p r o b l e m s , t h e s e t h i n g s h a p p e n . N o w h e c o m e s a c r o s s t h e p r o f i t s o f t h e p r o p h e s i e s . I t o n l y d o e s a l l o f t h i s a n d t h e n s o m e . I t ' s a c o n f i r m a t i o n t h a t s h e t e l l s t h e m k n o w h i s s a n d a l r e c e i v e s f r o m G o d . T h e m e s s a g e a n d s a y s t h i s i s w h a t h a p p e n e d w h i l e i n t h i s t i g e r k n o w t h a t t h i s i s t h e g u y t h a t c h o s e n a n d t h e n a f t e r h e a n o i n t s S a u l . H e t e l l s S a u l , t h i s m u s t n o t h a v e c o n f u s i o n a b o u t t h i s a l l g o e s e x a c t l y a s S a m u e l p r e d i c t e d t h e s e t h i n g s h a p p e n . 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W h a t ' s m o s t i m p o r t a n t t h a t t h a t w e w i l l d o h i s w i l l H i m w e l l ( t h e o n e w e r e a d t h e S c r i p t u r e s i s t o c o m e , y o u c a n r e v i s i t , o r f a t h e r , w e t h a n k y o u f o r b l e s s i n g s , s a y , w e t h a n k y o u f o r y o u r w o r d i n t h e a s k e d L o r d t o g u i d e u s a n d n o t t o h e l p u s a s w e a r e s t a r t i n g y o u r w o r d a n d h e l p u s , t h a t w e m a y u n d e r s t a n d c o m p l e t e l y . W e p r a y t o J e s u s a n d t h e n n o t d o i n g t h a t I g o t . I w i l l a r g u e o n i t . 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W h a t n o o t h e r r e l i g i o n d o e s t h i s n o o t h e r r e l i g i o n i s f i x e d w a y t h a t C h r i s t i a n i t y a n d t h e w a y t h e J u d a i s m , C h r i s t i a n i t y f i t t o g e t h e r i n t o t h e h u m a n n a t u r e a n d i n t o h o w t h e n a t u r e a n d h u m a n n a t u r e n e e d s t o c h a n g e i n p e r c e i v e d t h i n g s . N o w t h i s h a p p e n s t h r e e t h o u s a n d f i f t y t h r e e t h o u s a n d y e a r s a g o . S o m e w h e r e i n t h e r e o n a h o l l o w d o o r s d o w n s o m e w h e r e i n t h e r e a n d i t s t i l l f i t s f o r u s i n o u r n a t u r e i s s t i l l f i t s i n o u r a n d o u r p e r s p e c t i v e o f w a n t i n g w h a t s o m e b o d y e l s e . O n c e d o i n g w h a t ' s I a m n o t h a v i n g w i t h s o m e o n e e l s e h a s w a n t e d t o b e l i k e o t h e r n a t i o n s p o s e s p r o b l e m s . 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T h e y w e r e n ' t h a p p y w i t h t h e p i e c e s t h e y h a d i n c o m m o n t h i n g s w e r e g o i n g s o t o t h e L o r d i n s t r u c t s S a m u e l t o l i s t e n t o t h e m . V e r s e s e v e n a n d i n o t h e r w o r d s , g i v e t h e m w h a t t h e y w a n t . A n d h e r e p e a t s h i s i n s t r u c t i o n s i n v e r s e n i n e , t h e L o r d c l a r i f i e s t h e p i c t u r e s s o t h a t S a m u e l d o e s n ' t s e e t h i s r e q u e s t i s a p e r s o n a l a c t a g a i n s t h i m I s h o u l d s t a n d a s a r e j e c t i o n o f G o d , t h e y m a y r e j e c t , a n d t h i s i s w h e r e I t h i n k F o r r e s t ' s C h r i s t i a n s a s a s w e l i v e o u r l i f e f o r G o d a p e o p l e r e j e c t u s . 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I t ' s t h e s a m e s a m e t h e s a m e t h i n g t h a t t h e o t h e r g u y i s w r o n g a n d I ' m r i g h t a n d t h e o t h e r g u y s d e s t r o y t h e c o u n t r y i n w i l l s a v e i t i n t h e w h o l e t i m e w e r e d e s t r o y e d a n d w h e r e w e a l l f l y i n g o f f o f b o t h t h i n g s w i l l d e p e n d s o w h a t h a p p e n s a n d S a m u e l h e a r d a l l t h e w o r d s o f t h e p e o p l e a n d r e h e a r s e d a n d i n t h e y e a r s o f t h e L o r d . W e f i g u r e w a s t e l l i n g h i m r e h e a r s e t h e m i n t h e y e a r s o f t h e w a r , b u t I h a v e a n o t h e r t r a n s l a t i o n . H e r e p e a t e d t h e m h e i s p r a y i n g G o d . T h i s i s w h a t t h e p e o p l e a r e s a y i n g n o w . D o e s n ' t G o d h e a r w h a t t h e p e o p l e a r e s a y i n g s o , w h i l e S a m u e l r e h e a r s i n g t h e s e i n t h e a n d i n t h e y e a r s o f t h e w a r . W h a t I t h i n k t h a t I i n a n y i n c o u n s e l i n g a s i t s a y s i f w e h a v e e v e r y o n e o f u s i n e a c h o f u s h a s a f r i e n d w h o i s a n u n c o n d i t i o n a l l i s t e n e r , U K a n d o n t r a d i t i o n a l i s t s m e a n s t h a t d o e s n ' t p a s s j u d g m e n t o n l y f i v e . O n w h a t w e ' r e s a y i n g t h a t w i l l b e m o r e e m o t i o n a l l y , m e n t a l l y s t a b l e c a s h , s o w h e n e v e r w e a r e r e h e a r s i n g S a m u e l i s p r a y i n g a n d r e a d h e ' s r e h e a r s i n g t o s a y w h a t h e h a s h e a r d a n y t h i n g a n d o v e r a g a i n t o G o d . O k a y , G o d , t h i s i s w h a t ' s g o i n g o n . I t ' s a l m o s t l i k e l e t m e g e t t h i s c l e a r . T h i s i s w h a t ' s g o i n g o n . A n d y o u k n o w w h e n e v e r w e ' r e r e h e a r s i n g t h i s , w e g e n e r a l l y r e h e a r s e w i t h u s . T h e e m o t i o n t h a t w e h e a r w i t h a n d f e e l a t w i t h W r i g h t h a s n o o n e s a r o u n d w h a t h o t , w h a t ' s y o u r e m o t i o n w h e n n o o n e ' s a r o u n d , a n d y o u ' r e s a y i n g t h i n g s t h e y a r e g l a d n o b o d y ' s a r o u n d . D i d y o u e v e r s a y t h i n g s i n a y e l l o w N e w O r l e a n s a r o u n d y o u . N o t a b l y , I ' l l s t a r t a n d t h e n , w h a t e m o t i o n s d i d y o u s a y w e t c o l d w a r . W e g e n t l y g o t a l i t t l e e m o t i o n a l a t t a c h m e n t t o i t , s o w e s a y t h o s e o v e r t o G o d a n d i n t h a t w h o l e t h i n g . W e a r e t a k i n g o u r e m o t i o n s , p u t t i n g t h e m w i t h w h a t w e ' r e s a y i n g a n d g i v i n g t h e m t o G o d . N o w w h a t h a p p e n s w h a t e v e r w e d o w e b e e n a b l e t o e v e n t s w h a t h a p p e n s a f t e r w e r e a b l e t o v e n t . U s u a l l y w e r e l e a s e i t w h e n c a l l e d o u t s o t h a t t h i n g i s n o t a b a d t h i n g . S o w e r e v e n t i n g t h e C i v i l W a r . I t a c t i v e l y i n t e n s i v e . I t t h e n w h a t h a p p e n s f o r E d w a r d , n o w a b l e t o l i s t e n i t a l l j u s t s h u t u p a n d l i s t e n w i t h o u t y o u d o a n d e v e r y t h i n g y o u d o t h a t w h e n y o u ' r e v e n t i n g w a s n ' t f i n i s h e d , p u t a c o r k i n i t . W h a t h a p p e n s . W e d o n ' t l i s t e n t o w h a t t h e y ' r e s a y i n g b e c a u s e w e r e t o o b u s y b e i n g b o t t l e d u p , s o y o u t h e i d e a s y o u h i m a l e t t e r a n d a l l y o u g e t i t a l l o u t a n d t h e n H a s a n w a s a b l e t o h e a r w h a t G o d h a s a a n d t h a t p a r t i c u l a r v o i c e a n d m a k e t h e a i r a n d m a k e t h e M c C a i n a f t e r a l l t h a t I t o l d y o u , L o r d , y o u d o n ' t g e t i t s t r a i g h t n o w g o n e . I g o t t h i s s t r a i g h t . G o d s a y s t o S a m u e l a t R e e s e t o l d h i m e v e r y t h i n g a n d c r e d i t e d t o t h e L o r d . T h i s i s p a r t o f t h e v o i c e a n d m a k e t h e M c C a i n i n c e n t i v e s t h a t o f t h e m e n o f I s r a e l , g o y e e v e r y m a n i n t h e c i t y i t s e l f . S a m u e l a g a i n , s i n c e t h e L o r d r e p e a t i n g e v e r y t h i n g t h e p e o p l e I s a i d t o h i m , a n d A n n G o d ' s h o u s e . S a m u e l l i s t e n e d t o t h e m a n d g i v e t h e m w h a t t h e y w a n t . T h e n i n c h a p t e r n i n e o f c h o o s i n g K i n g t h a t I w a s a m a n o f B e n j a m i n , w h o s e n a m e w a s j u s t s o I m a i l t h e s o n o f z e a l o r t h e s o n o f e a c h o r s o n o f e r a V e g e m i t e i n m y m a n p o w e r a n d h e h a d a s o n w h o s e n a m e w a s S a u l . C h o i c e y o u n g m a n i n t h e g o o d l y a n d t h e r e w a s n o t a m o n g t h e c h i l d r e n o f I s r a e l , a c o c h l e a r p e r s o n t h a n h e f o r h i s s h o u l d e r s a n d u p w a r d l y w i t h h i g h e r t h a n a n y o f t h e m , s o i t w a s a h e a d t a l l e r t h a n a n y b o d y e l s e i n I s r a e l f r o m t h e s h o u l d e r s u p . H e w a s b i g g e r t h a n a n y o n e s o a n d h e w a s a g o o d l y m a n a n d u n g o d l y o r p e r s o n t h a t w a s n ' t o n t h e i r p e r s o n . T h e i n s t a l l s o w e n e e d t o l o o k a t t h e c h a r a c t e r s a l l w e k n o w w h a t t h e c h a r a c t e r s a l l b e c o m e s l a t e r , b u t w e l o o k a t t h e c h a r a c t e r s o l i t u d e w a s c h o s e n a n d a n d a s h e w a s J o e w a s w a s w a s . I h a v e a n y l o o k l i k e K i n g h e w o u l d r e p r e s e n t t h e k i n g s h i p a n d r e p r e s e n t w h a t t h e p e o p l e w a n t e d b e c a u s e t h i s i s w h a t t h e y w a n t e d . T h e y w a n t e d a k i n g o f t h e i r s . T h e m a t h i s s o m o r e r e v e r s e a s s i s t i n g , a d o w n a g a i n . S o w e s e e w h a t h a p p e n e d h e r e . S a m u e l d i d n ' t k n o w e x a c t l y k n o w w h a t S e n a t o r k n o w s t h a t M c C a i n G o d s a i d t o m o r r o w . T h i s i s w h a t ' s g o i n g o u t a g a i n a n d I t h i n k t h a t t h i s i s o n e t h i n g a n d G o d l e a d i n g u s t h a t h i g h t i m e s a s G o d d r o p i n y o u r h e a r t a n d s a v e y o u t h i s i s w h a t I h a p p e n t h e r e . W e c a l l t h i s s o m e t h i n g c a l l e d d é j à v u w h e n e v e r y o u o n l y h a v e t h i s h a p p e n , e x i s t g h o s t l i k e . I n o t i c e d t h a t h a p p e n a n d i t n o w d o e s n ' t h a p p e n . E l s e , l i k e y o u g o s o m e p l a c e e l s e . T h i s i s t h i s i s g o i n g t o b e t h e r e . S o m e t i m e s s o m e i n o n e o f o u r r e c e n t h o s p i c e p a t i e n t s . I w e n t i n t h e h o u s e t o v i s i t t h e m a n d i t ' s l i k e , p r o b a b l y a b o u t a m o n t h a g o a n d d r i v i n g b y t h i s h o u s e d r y b y t h i s w a y . I t ' s l i k e s l i g h t l y s e e t h e d i s p l a y i s l i k e I ' m o n l y g o i n g i n t h e r e s o m e d a y . Y o u k n o w t h e r e ' s l i k e y o u ' r e r i g h t . I d o n ' t k n o w t h e s e p e o p l e a n d w h a t e v e r w h e n e v e r I h a d t h e a d d r e s s a n d t h i s w e e k , a n d I p u l l o u t t h e l o w d e l a y . I t ' s l i k e p u t t i n g o u r f o o t . T h e m a i l b o x e s o f t h i s p r o b l e m g o n e r e l a t i v e s i n t h e l o s s e s . T h e a d d r e s s l e a r n i n g t o b e c o m e a n a m o u n t o f d o l l a r s l i k e I k n e w I w a s i n t h e b e l t o f t h i s h o u s e a n d t h e n t h e r e a r e o t h e r k i d s a r e o t h e r c a s e s i n w h i c h t h e r e i s n o c e r t a i n t h i n g s a r e g o i n g t o h a p p e n a n d w h y d o e s G o d u n w i s e n o t t o t h o s e I k n o w t h a t G o d d o e s d i f f e r e n t t h i n g s d i f f e r e n t w a y s w i t h e v e r y o n e o n h i s a l i k e a n d i t h a s b e e n b e c a u s e t h i s d o e s n o t v i e w t h i s s o m e t h i n g w r o n g w i t h y o u o r m y d o e s n ' t h a p p e n m o r e o f t e n t h a n s o m e t h i n g s o c i e t y . I t i s s o m e t i m e s e a s y . G o d l e t s u s k n o w t h a t h e ' s i n c o n t r o l a n d t h a t i s g u i d i n g u s i n H o u s t o n . L e t u s k n o w t h a t w h e n t h i n g s a r e n o t g o i n g t h e w a y w e w a n t . H e g i v e s u s i n d i c a t o r s t h a t t h i n g s a r e e x a c t l y a s t h e y s h o u l d . A n d h o w d o y o u d o t h a t b y l e t t i n g u s k n o w t h a t t h e r e a r e c e r t a i n t h i n g s t h a t h e p u t s i n o u r m i n d a n d t h e n t h e y h a p p e n a n d i t ' s l i k e o h o k a y , i t ' s a c o n f i r m a t i o n , b u t t h a t G o d i s l e a d i n g u s t h a t G o d i s l e a d i n g u s i n t h a t p a r t . W h y s h o u l d w e d o u b t t h a t i s l e a d i n g u s i n t h i s p a r t m a k e s s e n s e b y j u s t t a l k i n g f r o m m y b i k e w i l l a l o t a b o u t , b u t n o G o d h a s a w a y o n , l e a v i n g u s i n a f f i r m i n g , c o n f i r m i n g a f f i r m i n g w h a t w e r e r i d i n g o u r p a t h w i l l d i g D o n a l d M o r g a n , k n o w l e d g e , w o r d o f w i s d o m a n d y o u r s i s t e r g o t t h i s h y d r o x y a n d o n l i n e . F a m i l i a r i z e c l o s e r a t t e n t i o n s p e c i a l i s t o f b u s i n e s s i n t h e l a s t f o u r l a r g e i n a w h i l e , y o u k n o w , I c o l o r . I l i k e a n d s o m e t i m e s w h e n t h o s e t h a t w e h a v e t o b e t h e r e f o r o t h e r p e o p l e . W e h a v e t o b e t h a t a w o r d o f e n c o u r a g e m e n t t h a t k e e p e r t h a t e n c o u r a g e o r w h e n w e s h o w u p i n p e o p l e ' s l i v e s t o b r i n g a g i f t t o t h e m . T h a t ' s l i k e W a l s a l l l a t e r o n h e r e . I f y o u g e t g a l l e y s a n o i n t e d i n a n d i n i t s j u s t l i k e S a m u e l i s t a l l . T h i s i s w h a t ' s g o i n g t o h a p p e n o n t h e n e x t d a y . T h i s w h a t ' s g o i n g t o h a p p e n a n d w h e n i t h a p p e n s y o u b e t t e r k n o w t h a t t h i s i s t h e p e r s o n t h a t I ' v e c h o s e n a n d t h e n w h e n S a m u e l a n o i n t s S a u l U d e l l s o l v e d . N o w t h i s i s w h a t ' s g o i n g o n w i t h y o u a s y o u g o . S o y o u ' r e g o i n g n o w t h a t t h i s i s w h a t I ' v e d o n e i s c o r r e c t a s a l w a y s , s o l v e p r o b l e m s , t h e s e t h i n g s h a p p e n . N o w h e c o m e s a c r o s s t h e p r o f i t s o f t h e p r o p h e s i e s . I t o n l y d o e s a l l o f t h i s a n d t h e n s o m e . I t ' s a c o n f i r m a t i o n t h a t s h e t e l l s t h e m k n o w h i s s a n d a l r e c e i v e s f r o m G o d . T h e m e s s a g e a n d s a y s t h i s i s w h a t h a p p e n e d w h i l e i n t h i s t i g e r k n o w t h a t t h i s i s t h e g u y t h a t c h o s e n a n d t h e n a f t e r h e a n o i n t s S a u l . H e t e l l s S a u l , t h i s m u s t n o t h a v e c o n f u s i o n a b o u t t h i s a l l g o e s e x a c t l y a s S a m u e l p r e d i c t e d t h e s e t h i n g s h a p p e n . 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