1 Samuel 8:7-8
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.
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.
Samuel's ministry began to deteriorate almost at this moment. No doubt he was still very influential to his last day; having great sway even over King Saul. But things changed quickly once the people had rejected God in favor of a king. At one point Samuel was even afraid to obey the Lord's command for fear of Saul's reaction to his activity.
God, I think, often uses his man as an object lesson of how this world has rejected God. The callousness of people against the church and the preaching of the Word of God is a reflection of their hardened heart to the Lord and the casual relationship of most Christians toward their pastor is a reflection of the lack of fear that they possess of God.
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.
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.
Samuel's ministry began to deteriorate almost at this moment. No doubt he was still very influential to his last day; having great sway even over King Saul. But things changed quickly once the people had rejected God in favor of a king. At one point Samuel was even afraid to obey the Lord's command for fear of Saul's reaction to his activity.
God, I think, often uses his man as an object lesson of how this world has rejected God. The callousness of people against the church and the preaching of the Word of God is a reflection of their hardened heart to the Lord and the casual relationship of most Christians toward their pastor is a reflection of the lack of fear that they possess of God.
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