for I have looked down on my people in mercy and have heard their cry.”
do what must be done, for God is with you.
As Saul turned and started to leave, God gave him a new heart,
So they asked the lord, “Where is he?”
And the lord replied, “He is hiding among the baggage.”
“This is the man the lord has chosen as your king. No one in all Israel is like him!”
4“No,” they replied, “you have never cheated or oppressed us, and you have never taken even a single bribe.”
“As for me, I will certainly not sin against the lord by ending my prayers for you.
They had to look for Saul to crown him king for he was hiding, afraid of being a leader of his people even after being told he was going to be king and being chosen by lot out of all the people of Israel.
May I be like Saul and stop hiding from the Lord and accept my place in the Kingdom and lead with courage for God is with me.