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Coincidence or divine appointment?

30/6/2013

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Have you ever found yourself in the middle of  something that initially looked like a coincidence? However after a while, you
found out that it was a divine appointment?  
  
Lets look at the summary of this  account:
 
Saul was looking for his fathers asses  He then decided to look for a prophet that would tell him where his asses were,  however he did not know that all this was a set up for a divine appointment.  What looked like a daily routine was actually a divine appointment not knowing  he was going to get ordained as a King.

 
1 Samuel 9: 15 - 
 
 
15 Now the Lord had told Samuel in his ear a day before  Saul came, saying,

 16 To morrow about this time I will  send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be  captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the  Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto  me.

 17 And when Samuel saw Saul, the  Lord said unto him, Behold the man whom I spake  to thee of! this same shall reign over my
people.

 18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in  the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house  is.

 19 And Samuel answered Saul, and said,  I am the seer: go up before me unto the high place; for ye shall eat with me to
day, and to morrow I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thine  heart.

 20 And as for thine asses that were  lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom
is all the desire of Israel? Is it  not on thee, and on all thy father's house?


21 And Saul answered and said, Am not  I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my  family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then  speakest thou so to me?

 22 And Samuel took Saul and his   servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest  place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty  persons.


23 And Samuel said unto the cook,  Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by  thee.


24 And the cook took up the shoulder,  and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that
which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept  for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel  that day.

 25 And when they were come down from  the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the  house.


26 And they arose early: and it came  to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the  house, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out  both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.


27 And as they were going down to the  end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he
passed on), but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of  God.


1  Samuel 10 : 1
 Then  Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and  said, Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee to be captain over his  inheritance?

 
  Very interesting!. As we all look across  the journey of life, we can see that some coincidences are actually divine  appointments.



Psalm 37: 23
 
  The steps of a good man are ordered  by the Lord: and he delighteth in his  way.

 

A few weeks ago, l was looking for a certain place. I went to  the nearby train station in the area, asked around but nobody seemed to know  where the place was. It was one of those streets that was not marked. Nobody  knew where it was. I prayed and asked the Lord for help. A few minute later l  met a courier delivery man and l thought to myself, ' he must sure know where  this place is'. He did try and used his stat nav to help, only to send me in the opposite direction. 
 
As l approached a major road, l thought to myself, it cannot be  here. I then saw a young gentleman crossing the road on his phone. I asked for  his help and he said that he knew where l was going. He then said that he was  not in a hurry and will take me to the place totally in the opposite direction  of where he was going.  A very rare  thing in London.

 
As we were approaching the place, he then found out that it was  the wrong place we were heading too. He then decided to get the number of the  place on his phone and called for the description. I had already tried that  twice and the number did not come up on my own  phone.
 
He then said he would take me to the place. As we were walking,  l was thinking to myself, what a helpful young man. I asked if he was a  Christian and he said that he had never been to church before. I was shocked. I then shared the gospel with him. He was very respective to the gospel. On  arrival at where l was going, l handed him a booklet  explaining salvation. He was very grateful and said ' l like the sound of  that'. I thanked him, and blessed  him.
 
So what am l saying here? If the only reason why lt took me  almost one hour to find the place was to meet this young man and share the  gospel with him, it was worth every second. Sometimes coincidences are divine  appointments.

 
Time will fail to tell of many of such occurrences over the many  years. We do need to be discerning, the Lord moves in our every day affairs.  Sometimes what we think is a coincident is actually a divine appointment. Lets  stop complaining when things don't go our way, and thank Him for His workings in  our every day lives.
 
Do you have a story to share? Please share it under  comments.



Bisi  Oladipupo

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Maria Wong link
3/7/2013 10:44:43 am

Thanks for sharing... I believed I have several of this incidences and I believe its divine appointment.

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Bisi
5/7/2013 12:56:07 pm

Yes Maria l guess we all have similar experiences. The Lord moves in every day affairs.

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Catherine Leggitt link
14/7/2013 12:44:08 pm

Thanks for this good post. Looking back, I can see many times when things did not go the way I'd planned because God had a better plan. My prayer is that I will never feel frustrated or impatient when my plans are delayed, but instead will ask, "Where is God in this?"

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Bisi
14/7/2013 02:14:01 pm

Thanks Catherine, may we have good discernment!. God bless.

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Luke Martin link
24/9/2013 02:40:15 pm

Amazing, at this attitude you will see everything as opportunity to share the gospel. I've learned to do this, when troubles come, lookup. My dad was a good businessman and he always said, "Greater the problem, greater the reward." So look for these moments, it could mean a soul being touched, by His word, through you. Good Post!
Come see me at: wait4myking.com. I'd love to have you!

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Bisi
25/9/2013 12:32:27 pm

Thanks Luke for your comments.

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Sonja Burketh link
26/9/2013 11:44:20 am

Thank God for divine appointments.

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Bisi
27/9/2013 12:24:55 pm

Thanks Sonja for your comment.

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Rashida link
3/11/2013 06:21:19 pm

Wow! I love this story! God sure has a way of divinely setting up those appointments to be a witness for Him! Today, I took forever to get ready to go grocery shopping, when I was about ready to go, my mom and dad stop over and delayed my grocery shopping. Than my doorbell rung and it was one of my old friend I have not seen in months! I got to pray with her for healing! Wow! What a divine appointment! Just in time:)

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Bisi
4/11/2013 07:21:40 am

Yes Rashida, we just have to be discerning. God bless

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renee barry link
3/11/2013 06:54:32 pm

Good read indeed. I do believe there are no coincidences.

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Bisi
4/11/2013 07:23:00 am

Hi Renee, l guess a good prayer is that we can discern what is what. God bless!

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Lorraine Yeung link
4/11/2013 09:45:53 pm

I love the story of Ananias and Saul for divine appointments! Could you imagine God asking you to lay your hands on one of the world's most infamous Christian murders?? I imagine that when we're more in tune with the Spirit, we not only see that all things are by divine appointment, but we hear His voice telling us where He wills us... maybe?

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Lorraine
5/11/2013 02:34:40 pm

Thanks Lorraine for your comments. God bless!

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Shade
6/11/2013 03:36:35 pm

I needed to hear this, lately it's been a spin for me. With this view in mind, it helps to relax and just get on with it and trust God with every moment. Thank you. Much blessings! :)

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Bisi
7/11/2013 01:37:52 pm

Thanks for your comments Shade. Sometimes what we think is coincidence actually a divine appointment. God bless!

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