Feeling Lucky Punk?

Feeling Lucky Punk?

“And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.”

‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭16:23‬

I’ve read this verse several times as I’ve read the story of Samuel, Saul and David. The relationship between Saul and David was tumultuous, crazy and back and forth at best. 

David was secretly made to be King and Saul had no idea.  Saul tried to kill David many times. David escaped death many times. Doesn’t sound very healthy to me. The relationship was pretty crazy actually. 

Many people believe that Saul was crazy and over time had lost his mind or gone mad. David had his own set of issues, but he was a man after Gods own heart. 

At this very moment in this verse, David was placed in Sauls life by God. It wasn’t luck or karma. It wasn’t a chance encounter. It wasn’t fate. 

Saul had an evil spirit about him, which was brought on to him by God. David was brought to Saul, by God. David played the harp and the evil spirit was removed. Saul was refreshed and made well. This was done by God. All of it. 

The other part of this verse is that Saul allowed David to play the harp. In other words, Saul let God work in his life by allowing David there. Although Saul probably didn’t look at it that way. He could have very easily turned David away. Maybe even kill him. 

This set of events were put in motion by God. 

We take so many circumstances and call them luck or fate. That’s if they go well. If something bad happens we call it misfortune or bad luck. 

In fact, it all boils down to whether or not we are in Gods Will or out of His Will. 

I’ve been there. In a deep, dark place. Sometimes this place is sad, emotionally draining and neurotic. Panicky. Overloaded with being afraid and scared. The sadness is then overcome with anger. 

This is a place without God.  It’s a place where I get sucked in to my own emotions. I feed off my desire to be sad and self loathing. Blaming myself for everything that is happening. 

When we are in those places it is because we choose not to place our trust and our faith in God. There are so many verses in the Bible that show God’s love for us.  Many times we choose not to see the good God does, and that’s just silly. 

In the verse above, God puts David in Sauls life through a series of events and in this very moment, in this verse, David is Sauls comforter. He was placed there with Saul by God and his music was used to “refresh” and make Saul “well”. 

Think of the series of events in the book of 1st Samuel. Not coincidence. Not luck. Not karma. This is God’s Will. God prescribed, ordained and orchestrated every single piece of scripture. Just as He does today. 

God placed these events in order. He removed “the evil” through David bringing Saul peace by playing the harp. 

If you didn’t know better - you would read right past this and think that the music is what brought peace to Saul. Like me, you might not even catch the connection or the significance at first. 

It was the series of events, placed in motion by God that brought this wellness to Saul. 

Through my growth after salvation I’ve come to understand that I am a small part of what actually happens in my life. I am a piece to a larger puzzle. I am used by God for His glory. This glory can be used to ease someone else’s pain, or grow them closer to God or to encourage a new life in Christ. The trick to this, be in God’s Will. 

Many of us go through bad times in our lives and think it’s bad luck or it’s a result of something bad you did. Maybe you are outside of the Will of God. Take time to read the whole story of your life and it’s circumstances. Sometimes it isn’t finished being written. And maybe you aren’t reading it the right way. 

I struggle with my life at times and the things I’m going through. This is just me being honest. But when I take my attention off of WHAT HAS happened in my life and turn it to WHAT IS happening with my relationship with God, those things don’t matter.  What matters is that I can see the glory I’m bringing God with my life because I’m in His Will. 

It’s not luck. You’re either living inside God’s Will where He will bless you for glorifying Him. Or you’re living outside of His Will where things will be rocky and tumultuous. 

I know, for a fact, God has a plan. I have watched God work in my life, I have watched God work in others’ lives, I have proof. 

Take your eyes off your problems and put them back on God.  It’s not easy, but it’s doable. 

Go to church. Read your Bible. Pray. And put likeminded Christians in your life. 

“I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things.”

‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭45:7‬

“That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.”

‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭4:2‬