1 Samuel 9:3 (NASBStr)
Now the donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. So Kish said to his son Saul, “Take now with you one of the servants, and arise, go search for the donkeys.”
There are a number of examples in God's Word where God used a situation or circumstance like we see in the above verse to accomplish His purpose. The best example is probably Joseph being sold into slavery, accused of rape and ending up in prison. The baker and cupbearer "by chance" fall out of favor with the king and end up in the same jail cell as Joseph. God used evilness in the brothers, the lust of a women and the uncontrolled outburst of a king to accomplish the conversation and dream interpretation of Joseph. This would eventually lead him to be being second in the land. Another example is in the New Testament. Paul is in prison and the religious leaders of the day are bent on killing him. But, "by chance" they plan their plot in the ear-shot of Paul's nephew. He informs the Roman guard and they move Paul out of the city. God's sovereign rule is not limited to His act of salvation. God intervenes, like above, to accomplish things in our lives and in His plans. When is the last time you saw a "lost donkey" as God's sovereign move to get you somewhere He wants you? God uses each event in our lives to move us to the exact place He wants us. Saul's father had lost a few donkeys. Saul is sent to look for them. He can't find them but that brings him to Samuel, who was previously told by God that he would run into a man from the tribe of Benjamin who would be the next king. God could have simply told Samuel to go to Saul's home town and look for him. But, God doesn't always do that. He uses circumstances in our life to move us to the exact place He needs us to be. The next time you lose something and go to look for it remember this story. God just might be putting you into a place you can be used in a great fashion.
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