DAILY?READINGS: Gen. 27; Job 34-35; Matt. 14:13-36
Make us a king to judge us like all the nations. 1 Samuel 8:5
And the Lord said unto Samuel…they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them. 1 Samuel 8:7
It seems that even in the church there is a constant desire to usurp the Throne of God. Christ is the head of the church but so often He is replaced with a human hierarchy. He should be guiding the local assembly through His written Word, but elders often ignore the Bible when making decisions. He should be sovereign in my own heart and life but how often do I place myself on the throne and do things my own way? The Scriptures are clear, if I reject God’s Word to control my own life and behaviour, it means I am rejecting God and commandeering His throne. —David Croudace
King of my life I crown Thee now, Thine shall the glory be;
Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow, lead me to Calvary. —J. Hussey