An Evil Spirit From God?

An Evil Spirit From God?

If you don’t know God, then a verse like 1 Samuel 18:10 can cause you confusion. The Hebrew word “ra” is used here. It means, evil, bad, troublesome, etc. 

What can confuse you is wondering why would God “send” an evil spirit to anyone. Remember, God had departed from Saul. This meant God’s Hand of protection was no longer covering Saul. Any evil thought Saul had, he would act upon because he did not have the “conscience” of God, which is the Spirit of God. 

God did not send a demonic spirit/evil spirit to torment Saul; He simply left Saul to his own self without God’s protection. It is the same thing that happens to everyone who does not have the blood of Christ covering your life. Subsequently, that person does not have the Holy Spirit to guide their thoughts. Therefore, they act upon every evil thought they may have. 

Take a moment and think about your life before you accepted Christ. Shucks, think about the mental battles you have had since you accepted Christ’s sacrifice for the forgiveness of your sin. Imagine fighting those battles without the Holy Spirit. You would lose every one of them. Here’s today’s Bible verse. Enjoy. 

1 Samuel 18:10-12

10 The next day an evil spirit from God came forcefully on Saul. He was prophesying in his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he usually did. Saul had a spear in his hand 11 and he hurled it, saying to himself, “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.

12 Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had departed from Saul.

Today’s Reading:

1 Samuel 18