- Ruminating in the Word of God

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing,
majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him and what came to my heart and mind in 1 Samuel 10:6-7,

"The Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you [Saul], and you
will prophesy with them [a procession of prophets]; and you will be
changed into a different person. Once these signs are fulfilled, do
whatever your hand finds to do, for God is with you."

Samuel anointed Saul as king over Israel and told him he will be
changed into a different person as the Holy Spirit will "come
powerfully upon" him. We read in verse 9 that God changed Saul's
heart, God's Spirit came upon him and he joined in the prophesying of
this procession of prophets.

However, it is not long before we see Saul acting in an odd fashion.
When confronted by his uncle as to where Saul had been, and although
Saul had now been anointed king over Israel, was changed by God's
Spirit and began prophesying, we are told Saul told his uncle nothing
of it.

Also, when Samuel gathered the Israelites together to present Saul to
the nation as their new king, Saul hid, "...he has hidden himself
among the supplies." Verse 22. We are also told there were "some
scoundrels" who despised Saul and failed to recognize him as king by
not bringing him gifts. Saul's response? "But Saul kept silent." Verse
27.

Clearly this was going to be a flawed king. The Israelites rejected
the perfect king for the nation, God himself, in their demands for a
human king so they could be just like everyone else.

Another reality catches my eye this morning. Saul was anointed as
king, was changed into a different person as the

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to
hear from you!

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