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(1 Samuel 14:19, 24) Now while Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the camp of the Philistines increased more and more. So Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand." ... So Saul laid an oath on the people, saying, "Cursed be the man who eats food until evening and I am avenged of my enemies."
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In these two quotations, Saul demonstrates how his rejection of prayer and his refusal to submit to God led to him cursing people. Saul talked to the priest, keeping them both from praying. Then he tried to disguise his spiritual rebellion with spiritual bravado (imposing a fast on others). Meanwhile, the deteriorating condition of the enemy had no correlation to Saul's leadership--God did that despite Saul. Yet Saul, in his self aggrandizement, referred to these people as merely his own enemy, not the enemy of so many who suffered directly from the Philistines.
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Are some decisions so obvious that prayer isn't necessary? That's crazy. Prayerlessness and independence from God lead to arrogance and foolish decisions. Godless ideas may seem spectacularly spiritual, but they end in misery and loss. God's enemies are always eventually routed, destroying themselves with their darkened confusion. Saul exemplified this. I don't want to.
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Lord, I want to be like David, who learned from Saul's bad example. David learned to wait patiently for Your perfect timing and methods (Psalms 37.7,34; 25.3; 33.20; 52.9; 62;1,5; 104.27; 106.13; 123.2; 130.6). I want to wait on You, too.
(1 Samuel 14:19, 24) Now while Saul was talking to the priest, the tumult in the camp of the Philistines increased more and more. So Saul said to the priest, "Withdraw your hand." ... So Saul laid an oath on the people, saying, "Cursed be the man who eats food until evening and I am avenged of my enemies."
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In these two quotations, Saul demonstrates how his rejection of prayer and his refusal to submit to God led to him cursing people. Saul talked to the priest, keeping them both from praying. Then he tried to disguise his spiritual rebellion with spiritual bravado (imposing a fast on others). Meanwhile, the deteriorating condition of the enemy had no correlation to Saul's leadership--God did that despite Saul. Yet Saul, in his self aggrandizement, referred to these people as merely his own enemy, not the enemy of so many who suffered directly from the Philistines.
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Are some decisions so obvious that prayer isn't necessary? That's crazy. Prayerlessness and independence from God lead to arrogance and foolish decisions. Godless ideas may seem spectacularly spiritual, but they end in misery and loss. God's enemies are always eventually routed, destroying themselves with their darkened confusion. Saul exemplified this. I don't want to.
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Lord, I want to be like David, who learned from Saul's bad example. David learned to wait patiently for Your perfect timing and methods (Psalms 37.7,34; 25.3; 33.20; 52.9; 62;1,5; 104.27; 106.13; 123.2; 130.6). I want to wait on You, too.
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