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This morning I was pondering 
Anointing / Authority.    

Kings in Israel were appointed / anointed 
by God to be the King.    

We see that in the appointment 
of Saul and David 
AND by David's staunch refusal to take action 
against Saul's life 
even when Saul had become an evil King 
that God had told would not have a Kingly line 
and was trying to kill David!    
Read about it in 1 Sam 24    

What impacted me this morning
is quite a few kings after David
when the Northern Kingdom of Israel
had Kings who were turning the people
to Idolatry away from God
Jeroboam was a 'bad' king
and God pronounced a curse on his whole family line
ref 1 King 14:10-11

A few kings after Jeroboam
Baasha comes along
and leads the people poorly
AND carries out the destruction foretold on Jeroboam's 'house'
and
at the end of his life
God is angry with him for
- doing wrong
AND
- destroying the line of Jeroboam....
read about it in 1 King 16:7

But....
God foretold it....
Wouldn't that make it right to do it?
I mean, God said it would happen.....

Hmmm.....
Even though God appointed the man to be King
He was a BAD King.
and God made sure that his line didn't continue in that 'business'.....

So wouldn't it stand to reason
that if I carried out this 'Plan' of God's
I would be blessed by God.....?

Hmm...

Apparently NOT.

God appoints leaders
Even in the New Testament we are told that....

And God takes those leaders out
In His time
In His way
and He does not need me to be that instrument....
In fact I better not be doing What God planned....

Moses told the people standing at the edge of the Red Sea
with the Army of Pharaoh coming against them,
Exodus 14:13 Moses answered the people,
"Do not be afraid.
Stand firm
and you will see the deliverance the LORD will bring you today.
The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.
14 The LORD will fight for you;
you need only to be still."

Lord Jesus
You fight for me
You choose who reigns
You choose when and how they are removed
You call me to be Faithful
to You.
in the midst of
Trouble
or
Blessing

I am learning
to Listen
and Obey
what You call me to do
and leave the rest
for
You.

Thank You
for teaching me
the difference....


PJ