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“The Spirit of the Lord will come upon you in power, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be changed into a different person” (1 Samuel 10:6, NLT).
Insight
God raised up a king in the person of Saul. However, I’m not so sure Saul was certain of this calling on the day his tribe, then family, was chosen before Israel. The Scripture says, “Finally Saul son of Kish was chosen. But when they looked for him, he was not to be found.” He had “hidden himself among the baggage” (1 Samuel 10:21 – 22).
There is a calling upon your life. It begins with the command to love God and extends to loving others as well. We are “God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works” (Eph 2:10). We are challenged to “live lives worthy of the calling we have received” (Eph 4:1). But how do you feel about that? Are you like Saul? Would you rather hide yourself among the baggage than embrace the reality that God has raised you up?
Those God raises up He also equips. God Anoints: Samuel asks Saul, “Has not the Lord anointed you leader over his inheritance” (1 Samuel 10:1)? God Empowers: “The Spirit of the Lord will come upon you in power, and you will prophesy with them” (10:6). He Transforms: “You will be changed in to a different person” (10:6). And “God changed Saul’s heart” (10:9). You are equipped in Him to rule and reign.
God chose Saul to lead Israel. He is still choosing and raising up believers to lead His people. He will anoint, empower and transform you.
Prayer
Father, I recognize you still raise up leaders. Thank You for anointing me, empowering me and transforming me. I will lead Your people. In Jesus name, AMEN.
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Todd, last night was clearly a prophetic night for me...Your comments about not being able to move into your calling without leaving the baggage behind was awesome. It's really a platform to jump off of into divorce recovery. Bonnie and I are starting a home group for adult divorced folks beginning Oct 18th. We did it for 3 years then stopped for about 2 years now but have been clearly led to do it again and your comments last night really encouraged me and confirmed that we are doing the right thing at the right time...Of course it's not us but the Lord that will lead people into healthly living but as a "Body of One" which is the name of our little group (Rom 12:5), we owe it to each other to facilitate that meeting between our Lord and those that are hurting and confused. Moving forward and leaving the baggage behind really is a monumental first step. Thanks for allowing the Lord to use you in ways that you don't even know He's using you...
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