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The Topic of Daily Fountain Devotional for 8th October 2024 Is “The Permissive Will Of God”
Read: 1 Samuel 8: 6-9(NKJV)
6 But the thing displeased* Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.
7 And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.
8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.
9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
ANGLICAN COMMUNION DEVOTIONAL OUTLINE FOR 8TH OCTOBER 2024.
Samuel took the request for a king by the elders of Israel to prayer. Though He failed God in raising godly children, he still maintained a commendable life of seeking God’s face in prayer. The intention of Israel to be like other nations made God unhappy and He said they had rejected Him.
This is because the correct thing they would have done was to ask God to appoint another leader since their judges were corrupt. God however allowed them to have their way as His permissive will. This means that not all answered prayers or manifestation of fulfilled desires are the perfect will of God for our lives. God’s perfect will is always better than His permissive will and can be sought in all aspects of life.
Unfortunately, the desire to be like others, delayed answers to prayers or the opportunity for gain in available alternatives have made some Christians to solicit and settle for the permissive will of God. Remember, there is a way that seems right to a man but its end is that of death (Prov. 14: 12). God knows us better and also the end from the beginning; so we must avoid His permissive will.
We must not be influenced by choices or behaviour of people around us, our desires, fantasies and circumstances. We must seek God and wait for His perfect will for it yields successful results.
PRAYER: Lord help me always to seek and wait for your perfect will.
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