How does one communicate with God? We may presume that Saul prays to the Lord and looks for replies by way of dreams, Urim (a decision-making tool of the Israeli priests), and prophets. (1 Samuel 28:6) He waits and waits, but no reply is forthcoming. Eventually, he consults a medium (witch or spiritist), although Hebrew law condemns sorcery (Exodus 22:18), and Saul had previously banned its practitioners (1 Samuel 28:3b). Saul is desperate for communication with God on this occasion. He goes against both his own kingly decree and the Law of Moses in order to get a word from the Lord.
How may I respond to a communication "shut down" with God? May I receive it as an opportunity to wait on the Lord? What am I to do, who am I to be when I have no sense of "give and take" with God?
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