Samuel prophesied many things concerning Saul’s return trip home after anointing him king. It would be kind of a trip. Here you are sent after some donkeys, you meet the main dude in your country and he gives you a great big meal and pours some oil on your head. What would you think.
Now he’s got to go back to town and tell first his uncle, then his dad, ‘uh…BTW, I’m the new king around here…IMHO’.
What caught my attention is the prophesy. First of all, someone might think that God looked down the corridors of time and saw these specific things would happen when Saul was heading home. But it is even better than that: God orchestrated the whole thing. God knew when this guy had to leave his home in order to meet Saul at one place, and several other prophets so Saul could prophesy with them. God had it all down to the very second. So when one of the men on his way to meet Saul (though he had no idea) stepped on one rock too many and told his buddies to hold up a sec, God took into consideration that was going to happen and arranged the time the way it needed to be. Another guy wanted to stop at the well and get a drink but took a second longer to check out the new Ford F250 that the shepherd down the street had; God knew how long that coveting was going to take and arranged the time accordingly.
Man, when you think about how long ahead of time did God have to set the weather in motion so that it was hot enough to slow a group down or cool enough to speed them up to keep warm it is mind boggling. Really. That’s how God rolls…
Praise You Father that You are absolutely sovereign over all things.
Praise You Son that You care enough to make it happen.
Praise You Spirit that You open my eyes to see these things in Your Word.
In awe together with you,
Pastor Greg
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