You get to have a say in where you spend eternity. We get do decide on whether He is Lord and Master in our lives. 31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.Ĭonclusion: God still gives us what we want.30 They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof.29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD:.28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:.27 When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind when distress and anguish cometh upon you.26 I also will laugh at your calamity I will mock when your fear cometh.25 But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof:.24 Because I have called, and ye refused I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded.You will wish you had not turned your back on godly wisdom and counsel. You’ll wish you had listened to the voice of God and the voice of God’s man. You will wish you could go back and choose again. The day will come when you cry out because of your choice. He told them, “You will regret your decision.”

There was no question in his mind what would happen. God’s response was – GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT. NEVERTHELESS – THE PEOPLE REFUSED TO OBEY.

He warned of the long-term damage to their family, their fields, their fortunes. He did everything he could to change their minds. He expounded on the foolishness of their decision. Make no mistake – the decisions you and I make in our lives ultimately come down to us and God. They chose to dethrone God in their minds and replace Him with another. They didn’t want God ruling over them any longer. They have not rejected thee they have rejected me. These elders were willing to throw away the entire system because of the corruption and perversion of a few. They don’t want to get involved in ministry because there doesn’t appear to be any benefits? How many people don’t want to serve God because the people they see serving God are miserable? I wonder how many people don’t want a pastor because of all the corruption in the pulpits? I wonder how many people don’t go to church because of all the hypocrites they see in church? I wonder how many people choose not to accept Christ because of the poor example of the Christians they know? Their reasoning was “Having a king can’t be any worse than what we’ve got now.” Their reasoning was clear in verse 5 – you’re old, and there’s nobody like you coming up in the ranks. Their reasoning was simple – what we’ve got is not working. It was the lack of integrity, loss of morality and justice and judgment that brought this about. It was the spiritual leader’s fault that they made this decision. This was not just the opinion of a few elders – this was a fact. They turned aside after lucre and took bribes. His sons – the judges – walked not in his ways. Multiple times in this chapter, God said, “Give them what they want.” 4, 5 “make us a king to judge us like all the nations…”ī. God is an all-powerful God, yet He allows His creation to choose contrary to His will.Ī. In this story, we find the mystifying reality of God’s will versus man’s will. Our system is set up where multiple candidates get to make their case, and we get to choose who we believe. We live in a country where the population get to choose their leaders.įrom the local and state level, all the way to the White House, we will get what we want. In the next two days, America will let their voice be heard.

Over 75 million people have already cast their ballots. Intro: In two days, America will choose the president that will lead us over the next four years.