He's Got the Whole World In His Hands

# 311 - Today's Du-votional comes from 1Sa 21:7-9, “Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD. And his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herdsmen who belonged to Saul. 8 And David said to Ahimelech, "Is there not here on hand a spear or a sword? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste." 9 So the priest said, "The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom you killed in the Valley of Elah, there it is, wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod. If you will take that, take it . For there is no other except that one here." And David said, "There is none like it; give it to me." Why is it necessary to insert this information about Doeg into the story? Why is it so important that his presence be noted? It's because Doeg is a key figure in events that lead to God's judgment against the house of Eli. ( See 1 Sam 2:33). What I find interesting here is that Doeg was “detained” before the Lord. The word means enclosed before the Lord. The Lord was in effect saying, “I want you here and you ain't moving.” He was trapped here. He couldn't have been anywhere else at this time if he had tried. God wanted him here. God wanted him to be a witness to this exchange between David and Ahimelech. God knew Doeg was a lying rat fink, and so He needed him here, for this time in history (read that this time in His story) as His promised judgment was about to fall. One thing we can take from this incident, and that is, God is in control. He knows. Everything! History is never out of His control. He doesn't sit up in heaven and wring His hands , hoping that His plans don't go awry. They never do! Armed with that knowledge, we can be assured that He is aware of your situation today! Even though your situation may not make any sense to you, it makes perfect sense to God and He will work it out for eventual good. Ro 8:28 says, “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. So hang in there, keep trusting and obeying Him. As the song goes, “He's got the whole world in His hands” and that includes you and I. Thank You Father, that we don't have to figure it out. Help us to just keep trusting You.