Wednesday Reading: 1 Samuel 9:18-21
Key Verse: 1 Samuel 9:21
21 And Saul answered and said, Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And is not my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak so to me?
Devotion:
Have you ever been surprised to be picked for something or to be counted apart from others for some reason? Well there are going to be times when we think that of the things that God does in our lives... I’m not talking about all the bad stuff that happens in our lives because of the broken world that we live in but rather the good things that God does in our lives and we wonder why He should do that for us. I am sure that Saul was a bit amazed at how Samuel was talking to him because the Benjamites were not held in the best light after their last foray a few generations before this meeting.
But God has His ways and His methods for choosing the people that He does. The people of Israel were looking for a King instead of worshipping God in the way that they were required. Why should they have to do the worshipping to a God they cannot see when they can have a king that they can see. Isn’t that just like us? Why should we do something that we think may not be a certainty when we can do something else that we think will work out! God is the one who knows what will work and what will not. So it is little wonder then that He chose Saul to be king. Saul was a large man standing head and shoulders above everyone, literally. But he was also from the smallest and least worthy tribes at that time.
When God does anything in our lives you can be sure that if we are being selfish about what we ask for He will give us something unexpected that we then have to then live with. It is not because God wants to punish us for asking for something wrong but He does that so that we can learn that He does know best. If we ask for something that is just not going to ever work then we can expect something different that will work but may not be in the manner that we first thought of. God’s ways are best and the sooner we remember that and fall into line with His ways the better things will be for us.
Points to Ponder:
What do you ask for?
Are your ways in line with God’s ways?
