Seize the Moment – Day 744
Come out of Hiding!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Thursday, March 31.
Have you ever hidden from a responsibility? Maybe it was a social commitment you cancelled, a meeting you skipped, or a service opportunity you avoided. According to 1 Samuel 10:20-24, Saul did the same thing, but he couldn’t hide for long:
Thus Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken by lot. Then he brought the tribe of Benjamin near by its families, and the Matrite family was taken. And Saul the son of Kish was taken; but when they looked for him, he could not be found. Therefore they inquired further of the Lord, “Has the man come here yet?” So the Lord said, “Behold, he is hiding himself by the baggage.” So they ran and took him from there, and when he stood among the people, he was taller than any of the people from his shoulders upward. Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him whom the Lord has chosen? Surely there is no one like him among all the people.” So all the people shouted and said, “Long live the king!”
There is a good chance that I would have wanted to hide from such a significant responsibility, too, and I hope that I would have people in my life, like Saul had, that didn’t allow me to hide from God’s calling. Importantly, while it was the community that went and got Saul, it was God who exposed his hiding spot.
You can run from your responsibilities, but you can’t run from God, and He can expose you at any time He chooses. Hebrews 4:13 explains, “there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.”
Seize the moment and stop running from God’s call. He is waiting for you and has good plans for your life.