A Zuph Experience
The grace of God is most amazing at transforming people. In 1
Samuel 9 and 10, grace changed Saul to another man. When God was raising a
king at the request of His people a series of events, take place. The process
began when Kish ’s
donkeys got lost. Kish
therefore sent his son, Saul in the company of his servant to look for the lost
donkeys. After passing through four territories looking for the donkeys, he did
not find them[1]. At a place called Zuph, Saul thought it was
time to give up the search. The servant
persuaded him to give the man of God in the area a chance to show them the
way. Saul’s choice to accept the
servant’s idea of seeking a divine solution marked a point of acceleration to
the throne. Not long after, Samuel anoints him king over Israel .
God’s grace cannot be effective in our lives unless we have
a Zuph experience. Zuph is the place of humility to accept that it will not
work out without God. A place where you realize the things you are seeking by human
effort are elusive. A place of acknowledging that you need God in what you are
doing in life. Zuph is the place where the search for donkeys directs you to
God. A decisive place where you either go back empty or go up God’s hill and be
crowned king. Zuph is the place where God’s
grace frees you from things eclipsing or obscuring your view of God.
Like Saul, you can catch the plot of your life. God brought
Saul to Zuph for a reason. Saul thought he was looking for donkeys, but was
actually there because God was looking for him. Direct the search for the
donkeys to God and you will discover the issue is not the donkeys for they have
been found. When you let go of something
for God to takeover you will receive something to empower you to take over.
More on this at:
http://wordoers.blogspot.com/2013/05/grace-for-transformation-fruitfulness-iv_14.html
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