Contemplative Bible Reading

1 Samuel 19:17 (New Living Translation)

“Why have you betrayed me like this and let my enemy escape?” Saul demanded of Michal.

“I had to,” Michal replied. “He threatened to kill me if I didn’t help him.”

Michal is King Saul’s daughter. She is also David’s wife. She knew her father meant to kill her husband. She lied to the King’s men who came after David. Her father asks, “Why?”

She lies to her father. Instead of, “David is my husband. It is my duty and my love to protect him,” she lies again. “David was going to kill me.”

Liars lie. That is the definition.

Sinners sin. That is the definition.

Uh oh. Sinners. That includes me. Just can’t keep from it, huh? We are stuck here in this sinful world. It’s all around us. It rubs off on us. We struggle with it. We are forgiven. We have hope. Thank you God. Please help me in my unbelief.