Once again, we see the Spirit of the Lord coming upon Saul in power (I Samuel 10:10, 11:6). Despite Israel's evil actions in wanting a king to rule over them (12:17), God was able to work through this sin and still use a man like Saul to help the nation (11:1-11). This phenomenon is nothing new (Romans 8:28). God used the very first man's (Adam) sin in Genesis 3:6 to ultimately bring redemption to mankind through a promise made in Genesis 3:15. Simply stated, Jesus was the answer promised to us to deliver us out of our sin problem. Can you see ways in your life where God used the bad to ultimately bring about good?
Is not it interesting that after Jesus does an amazing miracle (Luke 9:37-43), he pulls his disciples to the side and basically says, "boys, I am about to be killed (v. 44-45)." Perhaps we could learn from v. 50 the importance of working alongside some denominations for the spread of the gospel. James and John's spiritual immaturity is on display in v. 54 while Jesus uses v. 57-62 to rehash what it means to truly be a disciple of his.
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