In this passage we find both David and Saul faced with a dilemma. For David, he had become afraid of Saul. Whilst he had God’s promises that he would be the future king, his faith, at this time, was weak. A man of faith can sometimes come to the point of seeming to have no faith. As David leaves God out of the picture he starts to do wrong things.

Saul, on the other hand, wants to win and retain the kingdom over David, but God is no longer speaking to him. Because God is silent, Saul breaks his own rules and goes to a medium (witchcraft) for advice.

We must never turn to magic or astrology but to the one who is risen from the dead and now sits at the right hand of God, Jesus Christ. He is the mediator who has conquered death. This is the victory Saul should have been seeking. Hope is found in the Lord.