1 Samuel 6:10-12 Will of God!

 ”Then the men did so; they took two milk cows and hitched them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home. And they set the ark of the Lord on the cart, and the chest with the gold rats and the images of their tumors. Then the cows headed straight for the road to Beth Shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and did not turn aside to the right hand or the left. And the Lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.“

‭‭I Samuel‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

a. Then the cows headed straight for the road to Beth Shemesh: They should not have done this. The cows should have resisted the yoke because they were never harnessed before. They should have headed back for their Philistine homes out of concern for their young calves. But they headed straight for the road to Beth Shemesh. God didn’t leave this up to chance.

i. Not only were they headed straight for the road, they did not turn aside to the right hand or the left. They didn’t meander along the way; they went straight where they were supposed to go.

ii. This was a remarkable miracle. These two cows had never pulled a cart before, either alone or together. No driver led them, yet they left home, and walked the ten miles (16 kilometers) or so to a city they had never been to. They left their own calves behind and went straight on a certain road, with never a wrong turn, never a stop, never turning aside into the fields to feed themselves, never turning back to feed their own calves.

iii. As the cows went on the road back to Israel, we can imagine the Israelites mourning over the loss of the ark. Perhaps at that very moment they cried out to God, grieving because they thought the glory had departed. God’s glory had not left anywhere! The Israelites and the Philistines both resisted Him, so the LORD found a few cows to show His glory through.

b. Lowing as they went: This means the cows were not especially happy. They longed for their calves at home, yet they still did the will of God.

i. The Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament on the ancient Hebrew word 

ga-ah, translated lowing: “This root indicates an intense aversion which is expressed often in punitive or adverse action.”

ii. When people don’t believe there is a loving God who sits enthroned in the heavens and has a good plan for our lives, you can’t blame them for being afraid, for being proud, for being miserable. But for those who believe in the God of the Bible, there is no excuse for fear, pride, or misery. God is still on His throne! “As we go forth into the world, let us believe that the movement of all things is towards the accomplishment of God’s purpose.” (Meyer)

(Guzik)

Will of God

Years ago as we listened to our pastor talk about the orphans and the need of foster care homes, we were led to adoption. During the process we kept upping the age of the child we were willing to adopt and the Lord led us to a ten year old boy that was rejected by his birth family. My wife asked the case worker, what is his name? He replied, Jesus. She retorted, you got to be kidding me! 😇

Brethren, our duty as a Christian is to ask God what His Will is for us. 

Like the apostles it’s our duty to spread the gospel and to help the widows and orphans.

What is the Will of God in your life?

Blessings