Killing the Saul in Me

I picked up an old book, I remembered reading a very long time ago.  The following is a portion from it.
The book, A Tale of Three Kings, Gene Edwards.

"King Saul sought to destroy David but his only success was that he became the instrument of God to put to death the Saul who roamed about in the caverns of David's own soul.  Yes, David was virtually destroyed in the process, but this had to be.  Otherwise the Saul in him would have survived.

David accepted this fate.  He embraced the cruel circumstances.  He lifted no hand nor offered resistance.  Nor did he grandstand his piety.  Silently, privately, he bore the crucible of humiliation.  Because of this he was deeply wounded.  His whole inner being was mutilated.  His personality was over, David was barely recognizable." (Chapter 9)

"The wood that was used to kindle a fire of disdain toward my brother could be used so much more profitably.
It could become a cross . . . my pride could die there. And love would be resurrected. All because I embraced those life-giving words: You are the same." ~Kelly Woodford


"When men sought to make Him (Jesus) a king He fled; now that they seek to put Him to death He goes out to meet them."~Rudolph Stier

"Go forth today, by the help of God's Spirit, vowing and declaring that in life----come poverty, come wealth, in death---come pain or come what may, you are and ever must be the Lord's. For this is written on your heart, 'We love Him because He first loved us.'"
~Charles H. Spurgeon

Father, cleanse us by Your Words.  Help us to "hear under", and live a moment by moment awareness of Your presense with us, in all we do.