Appointed times and people...

Now the day before Saul came, the LORD had revealed to Samuel: “Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have seen my people, because their cry has come to me.” When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke to you! He it is who shall restrain my people.” Then Saul approached Samuel in the gate and said, “Tell me where is the house of the seer?” Samuel answered Saul, “I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for today you shall eat with me, and in the morning I will let you go and will tell you all that is on your mind. As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father's house?” Saul answered, “Am I not a Benjaminite, from the least of the tribes of Israel? And is not my clan the humblest of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this way?”
Then Samuel took Saul and his young man and brought them into the hall and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited, who were about thirty persons. And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Put it aside.’” So the cook took up the leg and what was on it and set them before Saul. And Samuel said, “See, what was kept is set before you. Eat, because it was kept for you until the hour appointed, that you might eat with the guests.”
So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
(1 Samuel 9:15-24 ESV)
As we saw yesterday, there are no coincidences with God.  Saul was there with Samuel at the right time for this special event.  To find ourselves there, we must have this same humble sense he did.  I know our tendency is to flash forward to what we know about Saul later, but make no mistake - he was speaking with sincere humility in his response at the honors being shown for him. He respected Samuel and reverenced God.  What happened later happened, but in the flow of history, we do not know that yet.  To become king, he needed an almost "clueless" humility, which made him willing to listen to Samuel and follow his instructions.  We will never know where God might take us if we are not willing to do the same: reverence God, respect those who speak for Him, look for His will in the every day, and take the simple steps He gives when He gives them.  What is He prodding you to do?