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When Saul returned David’s good for evil, David returned his evil for good. But when he encountered a stranger who also returned his good for evil, he couldn’t take it anymore. He intended to kill the man, but his wife intervened and saved her husband and David from themselves. David was grateful to her and to God for sending her to stop him before he did something he would regret.

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Even though Saul was trying to kill David, when David had the chance to kill him, he refrained. He returned Saul’s evil for good, even though Saul was returning his good for evil. If David can be good to someone that is trying to kill him, then we can be good to those who treat us badly.

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Saul was willing to do whatever he had to do to keep the throne. Ironically, that's the very thing that made him lose it all.

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Saul lived in a constant state of war between jealousy and righteousness, and jealousy eventually got the better of him. Read what happened to Saul and learn what you can do not to make the same mistake.

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After David defeats Goliath and begins winning more battles, everyone starts praising Him. Additionally, Saul's son and daughter also love David. All of this makes Saul very jealous and he starts scheming against David. But with every effort, Saul fails and David grows even more successful and loved. The Lord is for David and now against Saul.

If He is for you, then no one can stand against you. But if He is against you, then you are fighting a losing battle. God was for David and He made him successful in everything he did. But when Saul grew jealous and tried to destroy David, God went against Saul and wouldn't let any of his schemes succeed. We want God on our side. But the only way to ensure that is to be on His side. We must align ourselves with Him. Then, He will be our greatest ally. But if we go against Him or His people then He will be against us.

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David fights Goliath.

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When God rejected Saul as king, He also withdrew His Spirit. Then, He had Samuel anoint David as the new king and He sent His Holy Spirit to confirm it. He wasn't giving or withdrawing salvation. His Spirit came only to empower or disempower for kingship.

First, we talk about the Holy Spirit's Presence with Saul and David, then we talk about His Presence with us.

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God rejected Saul as king and told Samuel to anoint one of Jesse's sons to be his replacement. The one Samuel thought looked good was not the one God chose and He explained that we may look at the outward appearance of a person, but He looks at the heart.

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King Saul made a sacrifice to God, but it isn't what God wanted. He just wanted Saul to listen to what He told him to do and do it. That's all. But instead, he did what he wanted and tried to make it work for God. He tried to get his way and then give God a gift of appeasement and that's not how our God works. That was the way of idol worshippers. God doesn't need our gifts or sacrifices. The sacrifices are to provide atonement for our sins and if we aren't repentant, then they are pointless.

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