The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-06-22
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, "Make US a king to judge us
I like all the nations."-This de.
J sire to be like those about US is
a mark of the wording. Just
} in proportion as Israel turned its
! eyes from the God whose pc
, culiar people they were, just SO
J far did they have a hankering
{ to be like the nations about
} them. 1t proved a snare to their
: feet just as the world and the
. things of the world entice the
! children of God to-day. The
: Christian starts out with the
} vision OF God and the longing
{ to grow into Christ likeness, but
} neglect TO mediate on Gods
! word and forgotten prayer OBJ
!, cures the vision and vitiatcs the q,
} hunger for righteousness, and }
( before it is scarcely realized !
! the eyes are turned upon the :,
) world and there springs up a de- ,
, sire to be like the worlds peo- 4
) pie, to have the things they
{ seem to enjoy, and to engage in !
} the activities which so enttiraI!.
! Such condition OF heart is dan .
, gerous, and we'll may n rhedi- 4
tate upon the admonition OF !
{ John when he says: Love not
the world nor the things of the :
{ world" In desiring a king as .
|, they did, Israel was placing that I
!, desire first and putting Goo in !
|, second place, a condition of 4
heart which is perilous and err {
tain to bring its train of trou- =
BILE and 4
But though II was to their :
hurt, God must give them their 4
desire, for they were too wii;fuI :
to be turned from their purpose. !
IL is often SO. God will remon :
strate with his children up to )
the point where he sees that 4
they will not listen to his wan {
ing and then will Sive the seul 4
it's desire that in the sratifis:a- ;
ton of that desire may be found J
the discipline which is needed. {
When we choose for ourselves (
we are more than apt to make a
choice which will turn like a
boomerang upon US and prove a )
curse instead of a blessing. The
thing we think we want no st /,
is more than likely 20 be the
most undesirable for US. TheYe
is only one safe ground on which !
to stand, and that is where God ;
is placed first and permitted 10 }
choose for US. The thing which
God desires to give US never car !
ries with il any element which
will prove disastrous to the soul. 5
His blessings v contain a ,
sting. We should "desirc the
best gifts" "Fcr if we being /
evil know how to give good gifts
unto our children, how much !
more will our Heavenly Father ,
give the Holy Spirit (the aII-in- !
elusive elft) to them that ask ,
him."
According to the intimation Of !
the Scripture it was the corrup-
tion Of the sons of Samuel, who !
had been appointed judges over !
israel, and who perverted judy
ment by the taking of brides,
which was the immediate cause 4
Of the people desiring a king.
This fact emphasizes n impor- !
tant thing, and that is the per- J
petuating power of sin. One !
|; wrong ripens into another; n 4
sin leads to another. The mis-
deed of one man encourages or !
incites transgression on the part !:
! Of another, and so on, so that '
the sad train of developments :
from a sin committed may be J
appalling in It's final consumma- {
ton. Man cannot sin alone, but {
In his sin he exerts an influence 4
over other life or lives which is :
disastrous.