How not to lead (9)

".. Saul was furious with Jonathan and said to him, “How rebellious and faithless your mother was! Now I know you are taking sides with David and are disgracing yourself and that mother of yours!

Don't you realize that as long as David is alive, you will never be king of this country? Now go and bring him here — he must die!”

“Why should he die?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?” At that, Saul threw his spear at Jonathan to kill him, and Jonathan realized that his father was really determined to kill David. .."

~ 1 Samuel 20.30-33 GNB

Saul's wife was never mentioned up to this story. And suddenly Saul accused her horribly. He claimed that he wanted to protect the throne to pass down to Jonathan no matter what. Did he really? He only wanted the throne for himself and only himself.

He wanted it bad enough to throw his spear at Jonathan - the one he claimed to be his heir. His blatant lies came through out in the open.

The more power one has, the more difficult it is to let go of that power.

Dear God
please help me be humble
from the inside out