1 Samuel 11:5-7 (NKJV)
5 Now there was Saul, coming behind the herd from the field; and Saul said, “What troubles the people, that they weep?” And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh. 6 Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard this news, and his anger was greatly aroused. 7 So he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, “Whoever does not go out with Saul and Samuel to battle, so it shall be done to his oxen.”
And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
5 Now there was Saul, coming behind the herd from the field; and Saul said, “What troubles the people, that they weep?” And they told him the words of the men of Jabesh. 6 Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard this news, and his anger was greatly aroused. 7 So he took a yoke of oxen and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the territory of Israel by the hands of messengers, saying, “Whoever does not go out with Saul and Samuel to battle, so it shall be done to his oxen.”
And the fear of the Lord fell on the people, and they came out with one consent.
It's interesting to me that until a person (a leader) wakes up and decides to do something, followers don't do anything either. If we find ourselves just going along with the crowd or worst yet hiding and living our life comfortably without care of our fellow man, we need to wake up. Usually, a wake up call happens when we least expect it and least desire it.
However, we need to understand our need to personally act (1 Samuel 11:5-6). Notice Saul was behind the herd and came forward and started asking questions. Some will feel as though they are being challenged when you ask questions. Ask questions anyway. Get in front of the herd. When he heard (we need to listen more than we talk) the Spirit of the Lord came upon him to do something about what he heard. Their words lit a passion in him. He found work to do. That word "work" is the Greek word "Ergon" and it is measured by the amount of heat it produces. I ask people who don't know what they want to do with their life, "What makes you mad?" This is usually a key to a problem you are meant to solve. This was Saul's second wake-up call. We have many in life. The more Christ like we become, the more wake-up calls we receive. Think about the disciples that Jesus ask to pray with Him in the Garden the night before He was crucified. He came and found them sleeping. He didn't tell them to wake up and give them another assignment. No, He told them to sleep on. When we sleep we miss opportunities. We fail to see and act.
Now, look at 1 Samuel 11:6-7. Saul was able to make a quick solution. He didn't just get angry and stay angry; he put His anger to work. He took what he had and used it to do what needed done. He let others know how important action was. Ask yourself, "What can I do to change the situation?" The world is waiting for us as children of God to wake up and do something. Waiting for us to make a difficult choice, with a lasting impact.
However, we need to understand our need to personally act (1 Samuel 11:5-6). Notice Saul was behind the herd and came forward and started asking questions. Some will feel as though they are being challenged when you ask questions. Ask questions anyway. Get in front of the herd. When he heard (we need to listen more than we talk) the Spirit of the Lord came upon him to do something about what he heard. Their words lit a passion in him. He found work to do. That word "work" is the Greek word "Ergon" and it is measured by the amount of heat it produces. I ask people who don't know what they want to do with their life, "What makes you mad?" This is usually a key to a problem you are meant to solve. This was Saul's second wake-up call. We have many in life. The more Christ like we become, the more wake-up calls we receive. Think about the disciples that Jesus ask to pray with Him in the Garden the night before He was crucified. He came and found them sleeping. He didn't tell them to wake up and give them another assignment. No, He told them to sleep on. When we sleep we miss opportunities. We fail to see and act.
Now, look at 1 Samuel 11:6-7. Saul was able to make a quick solution. He didn't just get angry and stay angry; he put His anger to work. He took what he had and used it to do what needed done. He let others know how important action was. Ask yourself, "What can I do to change the situation?" The world is waiting for us as children of God to wake up and do something. Waiting for us to make a difficult choice, with a lasting impact.
We all need to wakeup to the God kind of greatness on the inside of us. We all need a God kind of wakeup call. We all need to open our eyes and open our ears and get out from behind the herd where all we can do is walk in dung, and arise to a higher call. Then, take what we have and send a message to the world. God will back us.
ACTION STEP: Get out from behind and take your God given place. Open your ears to the cry of the nation around you. Let the Lord give you a divine strategy to rally the troops and turn a negative situation into a positive one. God knows how to bring unity where there is disunity but He wants our help. Put on the new nature of Christ. Find your passion. Find your "Ergon" that one thing God ergonomically made you for, that by the way you were made to do it with less efforts than others with more passion as well. Why? Because, that's the work of the Father that you were sent to do. (See John 9:4)
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