The LORD’s Choice
(1) The hope of the LORD’s
choice (v1)
Something commendable in Samuel’s
grief over a leader who has been unfaithful
Cf. our situation
(2) The wisdom of the LORD’s
choice (vv6-7)
A warning that external
appearances can deceive us
A cause for praise that
God knows our real needs perfectly
God sometimes saves us
from our imagined Saviours
God knows that he is
doing!
(3) The surprise of the
LORD’s choice (vv8-12)
Likewise, Great King David’s
Greater Son who was just a carpenter from Galilee, a friend of sinners,
despised and rejected with nothing in his outward appearance to draw us to him
The cross a surprising
reversal – not according to apparances
Psalm 118:22ff
(4) The challenge of the
LORD’s choice (v13)
David empowered by the
Spirit will face great trials and Jesus does after he is filled with the Spirit
at his baptism them tempted in the wilderness
Plot against David’s life –
cf. plot against Christ’s life
Hard times can be not
because of our sin but because of our sonship, not God’s punishment but his
loving fatherly discipline. Through them we are made like the Man of Sorrows in
his sufferings.
(5) The irony of the LORD’s
choice (vv14-23)
The rejected king enlists
the newly appointed king in his service
The world rejects the
church though (imperfectly) she serves and brings relief
Christ constantly does
good to the world that rejects him
Spurgeon responding to a
critical agnostic calls upon “The God who answereth by orphanages: let him come
down!” – even if people reject the faith, they ought to acknowledge the great
good done in Christ’s name by the church throughout history
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