Hidden somewhere in Rom.8:28 is a phrase that God works together for our good. Wendy Mcmahan’s explanation in ”Food For Hungry” is very insightful. ” It means that no matter the circumstance, there are only two qualifiers for God to be working all things together for our good…First, He works for “the good of those who love Him….Second, He works for “those who are called according to His purpose.” It looks like Saul qualified in both instances. God used his obedience for his father’s lost animals to take him to Samuel for Kingship. When a matter is in Gods purpose, God can use all things to accomplish it. The matter is to them that love God and to those obedient to God’s purpose. Contextually, Paul was describing the promise of eternal life to those who obey God’s instructions. Have you ever been assigned duties you would refuse if you had a choice, but you did it all the same? Waiting at the end of obedience is a blessing. By the time Saul left Samuel, he was a different man. There are people you will meet in life, and it will change the direction of your destiny. These things are orchestrated by God to fulfill His purpose. Check out Jer.29:11. God always operates with this expected end in mind. In that continuum where are you? There’s a destiny helper you’re about to meet. God does not waste times.
Devotionals
Saul In A Meeting With Destiny
Now the LORD had told Samuel in his ear a day before Saul came, saying, To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.
1 Samuel 9:15-16 KJV