I Samuel 16:14-23

I. We are dependent upon the Holy Spirit.
-Ps. 139:9-12
John 4:24, Phil 3:3 worship in spirit and truth
I Cor. 6:11, II Thes 2:13,
John 16:7, 13 convicts, guides in truth justifies, sanctifies,
Rom 5:5 pours out love of God in hearts
II Cor. 1:22, Eph. 1:13 seals
Rom. 7:6 enables us to serve II Cor 3:18 transforms
Rom. 8:2 sets us free Gal 5:16-17, 22 leads to holiness
Rom. 8:11 gives life Eph. 3:16 strengthens inner man
Rom. 8:16 gives assurance Eph. 4:3-4 unifies
Rom. 8:26-27 intercedes I Thess. 1:6 gives joy
Rom. 15:13 gives hope Titus 3:5, renews
I Cor. 2:13-14 gives understanding I John 4:13 indwells

II. We are a preserving presence.

-Davis "As Saul will hate David, and as he is rejected by God yet sustained by David’s service, so the world hates Christ’s people yet, in its doomed state, is only benefited by them. They are the ones who are the salt of the earth, that is, who keep society and culture from rotting into complete decay, who keep the world from being worse than it is. They are a divinely-granted restraint upon the earth’s putrefaction.”

1) The rejected king seeks provision of the newly anointed king.
2) David who was God's choice, is now Saul's choice.
3) Saul invites into his court the one better than he.
4) Saul loved David.
-love = aheb
5) David becomes Saul's armor bearer.
6) The chosen king is not a threat to the rejected king, he is a means of grace.

III. We need to see as God sees.
-Is. 11:1-4