I Samuel 10:16
“Saul said, ‘He told us not to worry—the donkeys had been found.’ But Saul didn’t breathe a word to his uncle of what Samuel said about the king business.”
“‘He told us that the donkeys had already been found,’ Saul replied. But Saul didn’t tell his uncle what Samuel said about the kingdom.”
Saul and David share something here, a dysfunctional family. David’s brothers were jealous of him, and his father saw him as a tag-along. Saul was reluctant to share with his uncle the most exciting thing that had ever happened to him. Saul never escaped his internal bondage. His god was not big enough. David did, even without the signs Saul enjoyed. We know from his poetry, the Psalms, his god was wide as the heavens, deep as the oceans and more powerful than a thunderstorm. All our families are dysfunctional to some degree. Whether we stay mired in them, as Saul, or move on to a healed, fuller life, as David, is about the size of our god. Do we believe what he says about himself, or not?
Lord, let my understanding of you grow bigger than any hurt, beyond my imagination. May my trust be bigger than any situation I could face. I want to know more of your power, both big and small, ready for the life you have for me.