It wasn’t God’s design for the people to have earthly kings. His desire for them was to have judges as the leadership in place, men and women who knew Him and were familiar with His ways, listening to Him for their guidance, rather than lusting after power and control—the undying, infamous motivation of earthly princes. We all long for a good and trustworthy king, but there is only one.
Read MoreMany Christians fall into the deception of believing their practices to be biblical, rather than cultural— and placing culture above kingdom. When Jesus called people to follow Him, He called them to leave behind their cultural priorities. There is a disciple of whom He said, “Truly I tell you, wherever the Gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told,” because she set aside her culture in order to worship. May we remember her reckless abandonment of cultural idolatry, and the King who made it worth it.
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