The humility of God: working through our bad decisions
When someone does not take my advice I have at times, sadly, desired their failure so I may have the inner satisfaction of being right. It is not so with God.
It wasn’t good enough for Israel that God was their king. They wanted a human king to be like the other nations. (1 Sam 8) God’s response? A warning, but then look here: He gives them what they want. It’s true, Israel experienced much pain because of their kings. But they also experienced much blessing. Through Saul comes David, and through David comes our most beloved texts and the Messiah Himself. It’s an amazing thing: When we don’t choose God’s best for us God does not forever hold that against our account. God is love, and love keeps no record of wrongs. Oh the kindness and humility of the Lord! He stoops to work inside the boundaries of our bad decisions. We pave paradise and He continues to grow flowers through the cracks.
