Accepting God's Choice
God has a plan for this world and for each of us, as individuals. He knows what is best, so His choice is always the best in any situation. However, that doesn't mean that God forces His choices on us. We have the ability to accept His choices or to reject them. If we are wise, we will accept God's choices, but most of the time most people reject God's choice for their own. Then, they wonder why things don't go well. God's choice was to be the King over Israel, but they rejected His choice. They asked for a king like the other nations had. God gave them one in the person of Saul. It didn't work out well, so He chose David to succeed Saul. (II Samuel 3:17,18) Abner had been Saul's army commander, but after Saul's death, he started working with the elders of Israel to make David the king over all Israel. He declared David to be God's chosen one and for that to be the time. The questions was, "Would the people accept God's choice this time?...