“When the Israelites in the camp heard that Zimri had plotted against the king and murdered him, they proclaimed Omri, the commander of the army, king over Israel that very day there in the camp.”
1 Kings 16:16 NIV
http://bible.com/111/1ki.16.16.niv
Bad King kills bad King kills bad King and so on. This is how it goes in Israel. In some cases God commanded the person to kill the king. But the committed the same sins as the king they killed.
It seemed they were willing to do Gods will when it involved fighting and other cool activities but when it was personal holiness there was not more interest in God.
We can be the same way. We follow God devoutly when he wants us to do cool stuff. But when His will does not match ours suddenly we beg off. We sound like Henry ford. I will do anything God wants me to do as long as it sounds fun to me. Instead we need to sign up for the whole package
Lord help me to do anything you want with no qualifiers. And if it is hard can you give me some extra help? Love always. Tom.
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