Have you ever watched the reality show called “Undercover Boss”? It is about a CEO of a big company that goes to work on the front lines with his employees. The TV show picks out people for the CEO to work with. The employees do not have the best jobs and it just feels like they are searching for something that they have lost. Some are as nice and as happy as can be and others are depressed and sad and are not sure why they are working where they are. Then the CEO works with these people and learns about these people. The CEO gets to the heart of these people and figures out who they are and what their struggles are. At the end of the show he meets with the employees and changes their lives. The employees have no clue, but they are blessed by what the CEO gives them. And they are very humbled because they don’t deserve the gift but it is given to them anyways. They woke up one morning going to work and then they left work speechless.
This story reminds me of the story of Saul and Samuel. Saul was tall, handsome and well built. Kish, his father, had donkeys that strayed away so Kish had Saul and a servant go search for the donkeys. I can just imagine Saul searching for these donkeys for at least a week or more. Saul began to think of returning home because they had been away for a long time and he feared that his father would be anxious for their safety. The servant believed it would be a good idea to go see a wise man that lived in a city nearby. His name was Samuel. Now Samuel knew about Saul because the Lord had told Samuel that he would send him a man from the Land of Benjamin to be the captain and king of all the people of Israel. Samuel invited Saul to eat with him. Saul was puzzled because he could not understand the honor that was being bestowed upon him, but Samuel gave him no chance to protest. The next morning Samuel anointed Saul and led him before all the people and proclaimed him the new king.
The reason I compare these two stories is just like the employees that wake up and go to work every day searching for something, Saul also got up and left his house searching for something. The employees that are on this show think this is just a normal day and they don’t feel like anything amazing will happen to them. Saul goes to search for some donkeys that have been lost and does not think anything amazing is going to happen to him. A CEO comes along and changes somebody’s whole life. Samuel comes along and changes Saul's life by making him King. The employees are so puzzled because they do not understand the honor that is being bestowed upon them, but the CEO gives them no chance to protest - just as Saul was so puzzled because he could not understand the honor that he was given, but Samuel gave him no chance to protest.
Are you the person that is out there searching for a change? Your change may be right in front of you and you are scared to take that chance of letting go and letting God take control. Someone may want to help but you are not willing to let them help you. Someone may be Samuel trying to change your life. Let them change your life.
Or are you the CEO? Do you search for those moments when you see someone in desperate need of help, knowing they are in search of it and you can change their life for the better? Does God ever tell you to make someone feel like a king?
You may be the CEO and the searcher is sitting right next to you. Don’t let the opportunity slip away.
- Michael Owen
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