Want God To Start Something In You?

# 115 – Today's Du-votional comes from 1Sa 9:20 "But as for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not be anxious about them, for they have been found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on you and on all your father's house?" 21 And Saul answered and said, "Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?" (1 Sam 9:20,21) How in the world did Samuel know that Saul had spent the last three days looking for those doggone donkeys? This information, given to Samuel by God, confirms to Saul that Samuel is indeed a prophet, and gives credence to his next bombshell, “Saul, you have been chosen by God to be the king!” And Saul replies, “What are you talking about Samuel? Hello! Don't you know that I am a Benjamite? A member of the tribe of Israelites that was almost wiped out by the other 11 tribes? “ Time does not permit me to go into all the details of this civil war, but you can read the horrific details in Judges 19-21. Saul, was simply stating the obvious here, why would God choose someone from the smallest tribe in Israel, and on top of that, one of the least important families in that tribe to be king? The answer is simple. It's the way God operates. 1Co 1:27 says, “But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;” Humility has always been the starting point and calling card of God's chosen. From Gideon, to the humble shepherd boy David, to Solomon's humble plea for wisdom, to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who was born in the little town of Bethlehem to parents of little means. God treasures humility, and these incidents in Scripture are persistent reminders that he wants us to get it! Get what? God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. (James 4:6) Want God to start something in your life? The only thing holding Him back is your pride.