I am guilty of ignoring God. I know that he is always at work all around me, and yet I don’t look for him at work. But I know that I’m not the only one who misses God. In 1 Samuel 9 we are introduced to a young man name Saul. Saul is on a quest for some escaped donkeys and he is not aware that God is at work either. But Samuel knew God was up to something. 1 Samuel 9:15 casually explains what God had been doing in the background with the statement, “Now the day before Saul arrived….”. Samuel needed to know what God was doing. The day before God instructed Samuel to prepared a banquet fit for a king. The day before God lead Samuel to set aside a piece of meat befitting a king’s meal. The day before God guided Samuel to fill a flask with oil in order to anoint a king. The day before God gave Samuel instructions about a young man, his servant, and some wandering donkeys who had been taken home. To Saul the entire situation seemed to be a series of events that jumped out of the blue. The God, and Samuel, they were a rehearsed orchestration of God’s providence and election. I may miss God at work today, but when he reveals his plan tomorrow I need to make sure I don’t miss it again.
Stuart
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