I Samuel 9
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I Samuel 9:14-17, They went up to the town, and as they were entering it, there was Samuel, coming toward them on his way up to the high place. Now the day before Saul came, the Lord had revealed this to Samuel: 16 “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. I have looked on my people, for their cry has reached me.” When Samuel caught sight of Saul, the Lord said to him, “This is the man I spoke to you about; he will govern my people.”
God has chosen a king for the people and his name is Saul. At this point, we don't know much about Saul, except that his father was wealthy, he was from the tribe of Benjamin, he was quite tall, and he had lost his donkeys. Thus, he goes on a journey to find them and almost gives up. His servant suggested they go see a man of God he had heard about, for this "seer" might be able to lead them in the right direction.
As we know from the reading, the man of God was Samuel. God had just revealed to Samuel who the king would be and we get this beautiful interaction between God and Samuel in our focus verses. We can surmise that the lost donkeys were simply a way to get Saul to Samuel. God had orchestrated the whole thing.
There are times in our lives when we can certainly see God leading us in a certain direction. It may even be that specific events are woven together in such a way that we know God had his hand in it. Now, I don't believe that every little thing we do is orchestrated by God. After all, we have free will and God allows us to make our own choices. But there are times, as we see in today's Scripture, that God has a specific purpose to achieve and he makes sure it gets done. That was true for Samuel and Saul and it is certainly true for us as well.
Let's pray...Lord Jesus, Help us be aware of when you are guiding us in a specific direction. Give us ears to hear and eyes to see you at work in our lives. We love you and we trust you. More of you and less of me. In Your Name, Amen.