"Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward...But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from the LORD troubled him."
I Samuel 16:13-14
Gone!!! God's Spirit left Saul and it was not pretty. Romans 1 describes what life is like when God turns people over to another spirit – vile passions (vs. 26), a debased mind (vs. 28) with all its evil (immorality, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness, envy, murder, violence, untrustworthiness – just to name a few (vss. 29-31) ). David saw first-hand the effects of life without God's presence. No wonder later cried, "Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy spirit from me" (Psalm 51:11) I'm so glad for God's presence in my life because I see how life is without Him.
Today's Thought: Life without God is "distressing."
Have a God-presence day. Love you.
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