Today's lesson was suppose to be from Judges to Kings, focusing on 1 Samuel 8. There was only Robin and me, so we read the scripture and talked a bit about times where we wanted, liked, or did things because of what others had, liked, or were doing at the time. The point of today's story was that Israel wanted to be like the other nations around them, they no longer wanted to be ruled by God's appointed Judges, instead they wanted a king so they would be the same as the nations around them. Part of the problem was the behavior of Samuel's sons. Instead of ruling justly they took bribes and practiced corrupt justice.
Samuel went to the Lord with the wishes of the people and prayed that the Lord would help solve this difficult situation. After hearing Samuel's prayers the Lord finally told him to make the people of Israel a king.
What we need to realise is that we are all different, we may share beliefs and opinions, but we are different people. Much like the great mosaics of the past, all of the different pieces come together to form a beautiful work of art. By themselves, they are just a colored rocks, together they form something great. This is much the same with us, alone we are just simple people, together we are the Body of Christ, and we can do amazing and beautiful things if we try and work together as one.
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