Those Doggone Donkeys

# 109 – Today's Du-votional comes from 1Sa 9:7-10, “Then Saul said to his servant, "But look, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread in our vessels is all gone, and there is no present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?" 8 And the servant answered Saul again and said, "Look, I have here at hand one fourth of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way." 9 (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he spoke thus: "Come, let us go to the seer"; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.) 10 Then Saul said to his servant, "Well said; come, let us go." So they went to the city where the man of God was. ( 1 Sam 9:7-10) Those doggone donkeys! Saul and his servant have been searching for days and no sign of them anywhere. Saul was ready to give up the search, but his servant shows some persistence as he suggests that they look up Samuel. What a blessed servant! Loyal to his master, and loyal to his God. He seemed to be more up on current events in Israel than Saul. He knew of Samuel. He knew he was a “man of God, and he knew where he lived. Further, look who ponied up for the seer fee! The servant had a quarter of a shekel with him, and was willing to give it to his master so they might honor the man of God, as was the custom of the day. He was willing to part with some of his hard-earned servant wages in order to make his master look good in the eyes of the seer, and hopefully find those doggone donkeys for his master as well. His faith in God was such that he wasn't afraid to ask for help in finding a lost item. Let us learn from this servant, as we seek to serve our Master, Jesus. Let us learn to serve Jesus in a way that casts positive light on Him. Let us be ready to honor our Lord with our treasure, and let us turn to Him in faith even for the little things in our life, like those times when we can't find our doggone car keys. Remember, Samuel is a type of Christ, and we can rest assured that we aren't “bothering Jesus” when we come to Him with our prayers. He is the only one to turn to, even in the little things. 1Ti 2:5 says, “For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,”