When examining Saul’s character, we need to step back and not view him as a wicked person on purpose, but as someone who was insecure, ego-driven, and a person who let his evil inclination get the better of him.
The bad choices he made as the first king of Israel were because of these reasons, and not because he was an intentionally wicked man.
So, in some ways, we can understand and feel sorry for King Saul, just like how Yeshua felt sorry for the two men on the crosses next to him, even though they knew they were receiving just punishment for their crimes.
The truth is Saul didn’t have a different soul or spirit from the rest of us.
I think we should remember this when we think about the future Anti-Christ, who will be born as a regular baby to human parents.
The anti-Christ will be a normal person who lets evil have more control over him than anyone else ever did.
And that’s your takeaway for today.
We all have an evil inclination lying resident in our souls which means we all possess the potential to become a Hitler, a Ted Bundy, or any other evil person who has ever walked the earth.
What’s the solution to this problem?
I can’t think of a better answer than what God told Cain before he murdered his brother Abel.
“Why are you angry?
Why is your face downcast?
If you do what is right,
will you not be accepted?
But if you do not do what is right,
sin is crouching at your door;
it desires to have you,
but you must rule over it.”
-Genesis 4:6-7
Notice it says sin comes crouching at the door AFTER you have done wrong.
In other words, once you commit a sin, the evil inclination uses that as an opening to try and completely take you over.
Cain gave the wrong sacrifice to God…
He could have repented at that point, fixed things, and done what was right.
But instead, he allowed his evil inclination to get out of control.
The result?
He murdered his brother.
Let this be a lesson for us all.
Thanks sir
Mercy
Glad you resonated with this Abraham. Amen.