Welcome the Change

“And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.” 1 Samuel 10:6

The transformation which comes by way of the Holy Spirit is miraculous.  Saul was indwelled by the Holy Spirit and immediately began prophesying to the astonishment of most.  His transformation was so dramatic that almost the entire nation took notice.  One wonders what happened to Saul that led to his downfall.  If the LORD changed him that much, why did he ever fail the LORD?  Why did he ever feel as though he could not trust the LORD?

Note the Bible says Saul became another man.  Not a different man.  Another man.  When the LORD changes us, we are not simply different.  We are much more than that.  We are another man because our desires change.  We are another man because our choices change.  We are another man because we have two warring natures that are opposed to one another.  We are another man and the LORD has expected us to live by the Spirit and not in the flesh.

Saul had two major issues he of which he battled.  He lacked the courage and faith necessary to effectively lead.  He also lacked a commanding respect for the prophets of God.  These two flaws were his eventual downfall.  These tow flaws still needed to be addressed.  But the point it this:  we are made into another man.  The old man is gone.  We are no longer a slave to that other man.  We are changed from the inside out.  Saul never really got comfortable with whom the LORD wished him to be.  He gravitated towards the old man way too much.  He is not that man anymore.  He is another.  Failure came because he was never really committed to the changed man God wished him to be.