“If you fear the Lord, worship and obey him, and if you don’t rebel against the Lord’s command, then both you and the king who reigns over you will follow the Lord your God.” (v. 14)

Are you tired of all the self-serving, egotistical, godless politicians in our culture? I mean, where do these people keep coming from? You would think that, in a country of three-hundred-something million citizens, we could do better.

But that’s just it.

That’s the equation.

We, in our own idolatrous godlessness, are bound to be led by those who resemble us. And if we—you and me and our neighbors—keep choosing middle ways and lesser political evils over convictional obedience, we’re going to keep getting wishy-washy duplicitous self-serving leaders.

God, through the prophet Samuel, gave us the better equation:

Keep God’s command in all you do—be a godly people, on election days and everydays—and see how your leaders change. If the people are faithful, then they will see faithful leadership, too.

Of course, there’s a huge Gospel task between now and then.

Press on.

— Tyler