This glorious article by Greg Morse from DesiringGod.org reminds us that God is ALWAYS providentially in management even after we ignore it or do not imagine it.
Misplaced in God’s Windfall How He Works Our Wanderings for Good
Saul stands as a controversial first king in Israel’s historical past.
“At occasions, he fought valiantly towards the Philistines and judged them on behalf of the Lord. At different occasions, we see a person selective in his obedience. Nonetheless at different occasions, we see him with a King Lear paranoia, hurling spears at David, raging at his daughter, and threatening to kill his personal son. He had the Spirit, and he had the Spirit taken away; he had the dominion, and he had it torn from him; he ascended to the throne after which was violently forged down.
King Saul was worthy of loss of life and worthy of tune honoring him at his loss of life. When Saul and Jonathan fall collectively in battle, David, the sufferer of Saul’s demon, leads Israel within the dirge: “Your glory, O Israel, is slain in your excessive locations! How the mighty have fallen!” (2 Samuel 1:19).
He’s a conflicted character within the storied historical past — extra like Boromir (we hope) than Smeagol. We will sympathize with him. He by no means requested to be king, in any case; he hid from the crown behind the bags. Although a head taller than everybody else in Israel, he appeared small in his personal eyes. Most know the temptation to really feel unequal to the duty and tiny earlier than others.
I would like us to be taught from his origin story. How did Saul, an unassuming Benjamite from the humblest clan of the least tribe, ascend to the throne as soon as reserved for God himself? On this article, I need to remind you of the meticulous sovereignty of our gracious God, his care then and his care now, and his ordering of seemingly irrelevant particulars to additional his nice identify and our nice good. Saul stumbled onto the throne on the finish of an extended seek for donkeys.
Scene One: Out with the Outdated
In 1 Samuel 8, Israel has simply requested Samuel to search out them a human king so that they may be just like the nations. Samuel is getting previous; his sons are taking bribes; why not catch as much as fashionable occasions and discover a human king? Samuel tries to motive with them, but Israel won’t be moved, regardless of the price.
“Obey the voice of the individuals in all that they are saying to you,” the Lord tells Samuel, “for they haven’t rejected you, however they’ve rejected me from being king over them” (1 Samuel 8:7). Samuel relents and sends the individuals residence. The place is he to search out this new king?..” from the article: Lost in God’s Providence How He Works Our Wanderings for Good
