Today's Favorite Verse: 1 Samuel 9:1-2, 21

Today's Favorite Verse: 1 Samuel 9:1-2, 21

"Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.

And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?"

This chapter starts out with what a choice young man Saul was. But when Samuel begins to speak to Saul, we have Saul seeing himself as someone not of significance or choice. There is a big contrast on what the Lord saw and what Saul saw in himself, and his circumstances. As I reflected on this contrast I realized what Saul had at that time was humility. Something that was strictly lacking later in his life which ultimately led to his down fall. It made me ponder on the difference between pride and humility. With humility the Lord sees great potential in a person no matter his circumstances.

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