Sometimes I forget how many times we're reminded just how "human" God is. Why I forget, I don't know, because we (humans) are created in God's image; right. It only follows, then, that how we react in given situations is how God might react - except for the reactions of hate and division.
Last week we read about God walking in the garden, looking for Adam and Eve to spend a lovely afternoon with them. Then we read a story about a God who tried to warn his friends and family that if they get what they're asking for it won't be good. These are things I would do as I'm sure these are things you would do.
In today's passage from 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 we immediately read about a God who is sorry. If you remember last week's reading God had asked Samuel to appoint Saul as king over Israel, but that didn't turn out so good. In fact, things are going really bad, just as God had warned the Israelites it would. So bad that God has decided to find another king, a better one. Such is the beginning of the story of King David who would go down in Israel's history as the best king they've ever had.
What I like about this passage is that God saw how a decision he had made wasn't going right and decided to do something about it and make things better. I want to ask for a vote here...Raise your hand if you've made a bad decision, saw that it was bad and not working, admitted to the wrong, then did something about it to make it better. Now, raise your hand if you know of others who do the same.
It would seem people today aren't willing to admit their mistakes and even less willing to correct them. I may not know a lot, but I do know humans are a forgiving people. Sure we get upset when wrong is done to us, but when those who have wronged us are sincere in their apology and actually do something to fix that which is wrong we eventually forgive and move on. Dare I say we most times grow closer to the one who wronged us and a new, better relationship is formed.
Now that all sounds like something God would like. I mean, that's what God's doing, isn't it?
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