A “through the bible” devotion from 1 Samuel 18.
How do you feel when your social media feed is filled with pictures of fit, attractive couples who live in professionally decorated homes taking cruises to beautiful, exotic locations with an au pair who tutors their overachieving, well-behaved children? Rather than being happy for them you’re probably jealous, and wonder why you were dealt such a bad hand in life.
As David succeeds and increases in popularity, King Saul gets more and more upset. You would think he’d be glad to have someone like David on his staff. Instead, he feels like he’s losing his grip on the kingdom.
In frustration, Saul throws a spear at David, hoping to pin him to the wall. David evades that attack. Saul sends him into battle. David comes home victorious. Every time.
“Saul was even more afraid of David. So Saul was David’s enemy continually” (1 Samuel 18:29).
Saul tries to have David assassinated. Instead his servants warn David and he escapes. He sends more men to find and kill David, but David escapes out a window.
Saul becomes consumed with finding and getting rid of David.
Scripture tells us, “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep” (Romans 12:15). In God’s kingdom, “If one member suffers, all suffer together; if one member is honored, all rejoice together” (1 Corinthians 12:26). But those responses don’t come naturally. It’s a Spirit thing.
Waite for it... 