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what we don’t say

1 Samuel 10:9-16 (JDV)

1 Samuel 10:9 When Saul turned around to leave Samuel, God changed his heart, and all the signs came that day.
1 Samuel 10:10 When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Breath of God came powerfully on him, and he prophesied along with them.
1 Samuel 10:11 Everyone who knew him previously noticed and saw him prophesy with the prophets asked each other, “What has happened to the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?”
1 Samuel 10:12 Then a man who was from there asked, “And who is their father?” As a result, “Is Saul also among the prophets?” became a popular saying.
1 Samuel 10:13 Then Saul finished prophesying and went to the high place.
1 Samuel 10:14 Saul’s uncle asked him and his boy, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul answered. “When we saw they weren’t there, we went to Samuel.”
1 Samuel 10:15 “Tell me,” Saul’s uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you?”
1 Samuel 10:16 Saul told him, “He assured us the donkeys had been found.” However, Saul did not tell him what Samuel had said about the kingdom.

what we don’t say

As far as obedience goes, Saul was doing the right thing. He was taking the next step, not getting ahead of himself. But as far as faith goes, he was beginning to fail. He was hiding what had been revealed to him by Samuel.

This generation of believers are being condemned because of what we don’t say. God has revealed truth in his word, and we are acting like Saul — evading the issue when confronted with actual questions about what we believe. We will suffer much from this reluctance to share our faith.