Then Samuel said to all the people of Israel, “If you want to return to the Lord with all your hearts, get rid of your foreign gods and your images of Ashtoreth. Turn your hearts to the Lord and obey him alone; then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”

But the people refused to listen to Samuel’s warning. “Even so, we still want a king,” they said. 20“We want to be like the nations around us. Our king will judge us and lead us into battle.”

Lord God my Father,
Set me above the idols in my life, destroy the desire I have that is not of you, destroy the ability of Satan to reach me, protect me. May I listen to your warning and desire to be ruled by you alone.

In Jesus name,
Amen