1 Samuel 28:16
"Then said Samuel, Wherefore then dost thou ask of me, seeing the LORD is departed from thee, and is become thine enemy?"
One can almost not help but picture a young child making a request of one parent and then the other until the desired answer is received. Saul realized the desperate situation he was in, not having communication with God. But rather than attempt to fix the break in communication with God, he seems out the "other parent", so to speak.
Truth is truth. Whether Samuel was the one speaking or God. This is why we must always be vigilant to know the truth from God's Word, compare any other "truth" to that Standard, and discard anything that does not line up. But let us never do it blindly, without critical thought. Truth is not truth that cannot withstand a skeptical inquisition.
Where do I get my truth? When presented with a painful truth, what is my reaction? Do I attempt to reconcile the truth to my feelings? Or do I reconcile myself to the truth?
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