”And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.“
1 Samuel 11:15 KJV
They all trooped out to Gilgal. Before God, they crowned Saul king at Gilgal. And there they worshiped, sacrificing peace offerings. Saul and all Israel celebrated magnificently. When the Ammonites came against the Gileadites, they asked Saul to help and a great victory was won by the children of Israel against the enemy. As Samuel directed, the children of Israel went to Gilgal and crowned Saul as king. This historically for them was momentous as Saul became the first king of the nation of Israel to lead them. In the new covenant, the Holy Spirit is now with us to be guided by and to lead us in all situations of our life. Spiritual power has been made available to the Church to accomplish God’s will on earth. But now that we have been fully released from the power of the law, we are dead to what once controlled us. And our lives are no longer motivated by the obsolete way of following the written code, so that now we may serve God by living in the freshness of a new life in the power of the Holy Spirit. Thank You, Lord!
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