The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in 1 Samuel 9:5-6,
"When they reached the district of Zuph, Saul said to the servant who was with him, 'Come, let's go back, or my father will stop thinking about the donkeys and start worrying about us.' But the servant replied, 'Look, in this town there is a man of God; he is highly respected, and everything he says comes true. Let's go there now. Perhaps he will tell us what way to take.'"
Saul and one of his father's servants went to go locate some donkeys that had become lost. While they were looking for them they looked around the area of Shaalim and in the territory of Benjamin. Not finding the donkeys in the area of Zuph, Saul suggested they head back home as he was concerned the family would begin worrying about them. The servant had one more idea to pursue and the two decided to go to a town where they had heard a prophet of God was staying - maybe he could help them.
The prophet, the "man of God" was Samuel and the day before the Lord told Samuel "About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him ruler over my people Israel; he will deliver them from the hand of the Philistines." Verse 16. This, of course, was Saul.
This is the set of circumstances surrounding the anointing of Saul as Israel's first king by Samuel. The Lord clearly was manipulating events through the loss of donkeys and the best thoughts of Saul and the servant to retrieve them. However, what was really happening is that the Lord was manipulating them to bring about the ascendancy of Saul to the throne. Saul and the servant thought they were busy doing one thing but the Lord was, as I say, manipulating things and people to accomplish his agenda.
So, does the Lord still do things like this today? Absolutely! We see it in marvelous display during the earthy ministry of Jesus, a millennium later, where he was manipulating things and people around him and I'm quite certain this happens today. In fact, we all may be quite surprised to see just how active God is behind the events in our lives as well as the events that take place on the world stage.
As far as the Lord doing things behind the scenes in our own lives, Here is a fascinating verse from Proverbs 20:24, "A person's steps are directed by the Lord. How then can anyone understand their own way?" As we face various difficulties, various experiences, might the Lord actually be actively involved, bringing about something he desires in us, through us, to us? Something to think about...
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
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"When they reached the district of Zuph, Saul said to the servant who was with him, 'Come, let's go back, or my father will stop thinking about the donkeys and start worrying about us.' But the servant replied, 'Look, in this town there is a man of God; he is highly respected, and everything he says comes true. Let's go there now. Perhaps he will tell us what way to take.'"
Saul and one of his father's servants went to go locate some donkeys that had become lost. While they were looking for them they looked around the area of Shaalim and in the territory of Benjamin. Not finding the donkeys in the area of Zuph, Saul suggested they head back home as he was concerned the family would begin worrying about them. The servant had one more idea to pursue and the two decided to go to a town where they had heard a prophet of God was staying - maybe he could help them.
The prophet, the "man of God" was Samuel and the day before the Lord told Samuel "About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him ruler over my people Israel; he will deliver them from the hand of the Philistines." Verse 16. This, of course, was Saul.
This is the set of circumstances surrounding the anointing of Saul as Israel's first king by Samuel. The Lord clearly was manipulating events through the loss of donkeys and the best thoughts of Saul and the servant to retrieve them. However, what was really happening is that the Lord was manipulating them to bring about the ascendancy of Saul to the throne. Saul and the servant thought they were busy doing one thing but the Lord was, as I say, manipulating things and people to accomplish his agenda.
So, does the Lord still do things like this today? Absolutely! We see it in marvelous display during the earthy ministry of Jesus, a millennium later, where he was manipulating things and people around him and I'm quite certain this happens today. In fact, we all may be quite surprised to see just how active God is behind the events in our lives as well as the events that take place on the world stage.
As far as the Lord doing things behind the scenes in our own lives, Here is a fascinating verse from Proverbs 20:24, "A person's steps are directed by the Lord. How then can anyone understand their own way?" As we face various difficulties, various experiences, might the Lord actually be actively involved, bringing about something he desires in us, through us, to us? Something to think about...
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just respond and let me know.
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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