What wrong did David do to King Saul? David did all the monarch asked and more. He was diligent at his army post. He played music for the king when asked. He kept the king’s honor and daughter in high regard. Yet, the king wanted him dead. What did David do besides what the king needed and wanted to deserve the king’s hate?
Power wakes some of the most evil tendencies in the human soul. The thoughts of the low and poor reveal that these tendencies are in their souls, too. If they had power and authority, the hidden thoughts would be put into motion. A good leader who lives in fear of God and love of neighbor is only found in Jesus. And yet he was despised. and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering… and we esteemed him not. (Isaiah 53:3) Let not the evil tendencies in my soul eliminate Jesus from my heart today.
