isaiah 1: 26 I will restore your judges as in days of old, your counselors as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City." 27 Zion will be redeemed with justice, her penitent ones with righteousness.

in the old testament days... the men of the bible wanted a king... God didn't want them to have a king... He felt as though they were saying that He was not enough... but He gave them a king to satisfy their begging and they paid a price for it... in the end they realized that things were better with the judges and prophets being the voice of God and not having to pay taxes to a king... in this scripture... God tells us that He will take the kings away and restore the need for the prophets and judges... and I would say that He has done this...

the question is... do we recognize a prophet when we see one? or do we run after what sounds like what we want to hear?

I don't believe that the people felt that God was not enough... I believe that they just wanted something that they could touch and feel guiding them, carrying them. so they opted for a king as they didn't know any better... and the grass is always greener on the other side... till you get there...

I think even today... we want something we can touch and feel... we want God to speak to us in a physical manner... something that is concrete and cannot be denied... but this is not the way of Jehovah... the Great I Am... He gives a spoken word... He confirms it with written word... and every now and then He will give you a little sight of something to keep you hanging on.... but the Living God expects you to just trust His word, His voice, His calling... and EVENTUALLY it will come to pass... our time is not God's time...

Father give me a breath of life to hold on to your spoken word... I want to be in Your will... not mine... in Jesus precious name I pray... amen.amen.amen.