Lost Donkeys TGIF Today God Is First Volume 2, by Os Hillman 01-19-2015 Now the donkeys belonging to Sauls father Kish were lost (1 Sam 9:3). God used adversity to call the first king of Israel. In 1 Samuel 9 and 10, we find Saul working in the family business, employed by his father, Kish. In Bible times, donkeys represented trade and commerce, for they were the primary means of transporting goods. Some of Kishs donkeys were missing, so Kish told his son Saul to take a servant with him and go find the missing donkeys. Saul and the servant traveled the countryside three days in search of the missing donkeys - but without results. Saul thought his father might worry about him, so he told the servant, Lets go back. The servant replied, Look, in this town theres a man of God, a prophet. Lets go see him and maybe he will tell us which way to take. In todays terminology, it was time to call in a consultant. So Saul and the servant went through the town and the prophet - a man named Samuel - was walking toward them along the street. As Samuel walked toward Saul, God told the prophet, The man who is approaching is the one I told you about. He will be the leader of My people. Saul stopped Samuel in the street and said, Sir, would you please tell me how to find the house of the prophet? Im the prophet youre looking for, Samuel replied. Today youll have dinner with me and tomorrow Ill tell you everything that is in your heart. Sauls pathway to leadership led through the experience of a business setback: a missing herd of donkeys. God arranged every step of Sauls journey. It was God who sent the donkeys away, which made it necessary for Saul to go searching for them. When Saul was ready to give up the search, God arranged for the servant to suggest that they look for a prophet in a nearby city. The Lord spoke to the prophet and told him to expect Sauls arrival. There was not a single detail left to chance. Gods plan worked flawlessly. So it is in your life and mine. God is in control of every detail in your life. Today God Is First (TGIF) devotional message, Copyright by Os Hillman, Marketplace Leaders.
Posted on: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 09:49:10 +0000
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