Hearts Touched by God
We all have “special”
days in our lives. Days which stand out
as being unlike any other. Usually,
those days are marked by special occasions – the day we got engaged, our wedding
day, the birth of a child, and other events.
At the top of this list for most of us is the day we met Jesus and our
hearts were touched by Him. On that day
we became “new creatures” – our old life passed away and all things became new
(2 Corinthians 5:17). We seem to remember these types of days for the rest of
our lives. In today’s passage, Saul has
one such day. A day in which his heart
was touched by God. A day he will never
forget!
What a day for Saul,
Israel’s newly found king. First, he is
approached by Samuel and told that he is to become king. Then he is anointed with a flask of oil as
Samuel inaugurates him into his new office. Then two men approach him and tell
him his father’s lost donkeys have been found.
Next, a group of prophets arrive with their
harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, prophesying over him.
Then,
in arguably the most momentous event of the day (and of Saul’s life), the
Spirit of God rushes upon him, he begins to prophesy, and is turned into a “new
man.” Verse 9 tells us that “God gave
him another heart.” As this amazing day
nears the end, Saul is publicly proclaimed as the new king and the crowds of
people shout, “Long live the king!”
As
night falls, Saul heads for home. He has
just experienced a day like no other in his life. When the morning began, he was just a boy looking
for some lost donkeys. As the day comes
to an end, he is a man with a new heart and has become Israel’s first king.
Take
note of verse 26, where we are told that when Saul heads for home, he is
accompanied by “men of valor whose hearts God had touched.” This scripture
always excites me because of its potential. There is nothing more exciting and
fraught with possibility than to get a bunch of men and women together whose
hearts have been touched by God. To me the potential of a band of people,
hearts touched by God, is just incomprehensible. What God can do when He
touches the hearts of men and women!
These
are the kind of people you want surrounding you. People who have been in contact with
God. People who will stick by you and
endeavor always to support you in your life and ministry. People who will pray for you and challenge
you and walk with you into adventures for God.
Oh, how we need our hearts to be touched by God. And oh, what a blessing it is when our lives
are encircled by others whose hearts God has touched. Nothing can stop a band of Christ followers who
have had their hearts touched by God.
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