1 Samuel 7 & 8

I don't know if I find it comforting or sad... They way that God's people (myself included) always seem to turn their back on the God that delivers them. Over and over again in the Old Testament and in my life and in pretty much everyone's life we see God's faithfulness, righteouness, perfect plan, etc in our life "stand in awe and worship" and then two day, two weeks, two months, two years, whatever we forget that and want to be part of the world. Israel begged Samuel for a king - "We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles." 8:19-20. But you kno who was it that led you against the Philistines at Mizpah? O I don't know maybe...Samuel & GOD.
But I think about it. Maybe all this forgetfulness is recorded in this here Bible so that we don't forget. So that we can learn from this nation of Israel that so easily forgets. Maybe when we see their forgetfulness we'll stop being forgetful ourselves... I pray that is true...