Keep Track of God’s Involvement in the Every Day—Part 4
Sightings of the King
There’s something important here which, I believe, applies to all of life. When “sightings” of the King begin to multiply, our world starts to get exciting. How thrilling to hear that the Monarch’s presence has been witnessed. God’s bigger dreams quickly come into sharper focus when we’re reminded of His involvement in our lives. When this happens, though, it’s also true that the enemy engages us in fiercer combat.
Even so, I say, “Good for you!” to those who have trained themselves to recognize God in the every day. These are the men and women who find it easiest to sustain their belief in God’s long-range dreams. That’s because they see daily evidence that the Lord hasn’t forsaken them.
It was that way with David. One “God sighting” occurred while, as a young refugee, he was hiding in a cave with his band of so-called outlaws. They were being tracked by King Saul and 3,000 chosen men. When the king had to relieve himself, lo and behold—he did so in the very cave where David was hiding. Then Saul decided to rest there awhile.
David’s friends, far back in the cave, whispered that the Lord had given his enemy into his hands! “This isn’t mere coincidence,” they were saying in essence. “God’s in it.” But the only thing David did was to creep up unnoticed and cut off a comer of Saul’s robe. David knew that in this incident God was saying, “I’m looking out for you, David. See how I can give Saul into your hands whenever I want!” (See 1 Sam. 24:1-4)
There were numbers of situations like this in David’s life. This specific event involved unusual linkage and timing. Of all the caves in that region, Saul chose the very one in which David and his men were hiding. It had to be more than chance that caused Saul to say, “Stop! That cave over there is going to be my restroom for the moment.”
The point is, we all can maintain excitement about God’s larger dreams for us when we keep close track of His involvement in our everyday world. Keeping close track of His involvement is important. I do it as part of my daily journaling. I’ve recorded thousands of such entries in my lifetime. What faith-builders they are.
This exercise is truly one of the most pleasurable aspects of my life. Seldom does a day go by when I don’t see an obvious answer to prayer, some unexpected evidence of God’s care, or maybe special help He provides to do His work in the world.
Possibly some of my “sightings” are coincidence, but I’m convinced an awful lot of them aren’t. And one way or the other, I choose to give God the credit.
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