Our scripture today is 1 Chronicles 11:3 (NIV).
When all the elders of Israel had come to King David at Hebron, he made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel, as the Lord had promised through Samuel.
Scripture takes us back to the anointing of King David and the hope it gave the people. This was a gift from God. Even though choosing an earthly king was not what He wanted for us, He is involved in the process. David makes a covenant with God and the people, but as we know, he is human and fallible just as the rest of us. When we follow our own path instead of what the Lord chooses for us, the results are never good. He doesn’t abandon us but waits patiently for us to return in repentance.
Gracious God, in Your mercy You sent Jesus to save us from our sin. Bless us to be the disciples of today, going where You send us in love. Amen.
