1 Samuel 18:28-29
"And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him. And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually."
We live in a culture today that is obsessed with equality. Many proclaim that differences are harmful and when we can't ignore differences we must work to irradiate them.
Saul's obsession may not have been with equality in general, yet the difference between himself and David caused him to attempt murder of the man who saved Israel from the Philistines. The difference couldn't be tolerated.
Yet instead of attempting to work on himself, to make himself better, to draw closer to God, to become more wise himself, Saul tried to being David down. The cowardice and plain laziness of his jealousy is astounding.
Think of someone that you admire. Someone who you wish you could be like. Does the difference between you frustrate you and make you jealous? Or does it inspire you to work harder?
Jesus Christ is our supreme example. He is the One we should all aspire to be like. There is no way to "bring Him down to our level". And no way for us to make it up to His level. Yet we are called to be Christians, a reflection of the love that we have experienced.
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