”Ingrownus Eyeballous”...

King Saul’s problem wasn’t David, it was Himself. The reason King Saul didn’t last and gain God’s promise of a forever kingdom (like David received), was solely due to the disease he suffered from, “ingrownus eyeballous”. His focus was so set on himself, that he didn’t see, hear, or follow God. Selfishness, or pride as it’s called, doesn’t allow us to clearly follow God. It eventually leads to self-destruction, sometimes, as in this case, even jealousy and mental illness. I know this to be true. I’ve witnessed it in many, many lives. The difference between King Saul and David wasn’t that one was less of a sinner than the other, or even had fewer selfish moments. The difference was one man pursued God, repented when he sinned, and had a heart that was connected to the Almighty. There’s no doubt which man that was, while the other man reaped exactly what he sowed.

19 But now the men of Ziph went to Saul in Gibeah and betrayed David to him. “We know where David is hiding,” they said. “He is in the strongholds of Horesh on the hill of Hakilah, which is in the southern part of Jeshimon. 20 Come down whenever you’re ready, O king, and we will catch him and hand him over to you!”21 “The Lord bless you,” Saul said. “At last someone is concerned about me! 1 Samuel 23:19-21