King Saul

I was reading in 2 Samuel last night and came to the portion about the famine because of what King Saul had done to the Gibeonites. That made me think about just how inconsistent man is apart from God’s grace. Think about this:
1. When Saul was given a responsibility by God, he hides (1 Sam. 10:21-23), but shortly afterwards he boldly takes a responsibility that was not his (1 Sam. 13:9-10).
2. He is ordered to utterly destroy the Amalekites, which God had commanded hundreds of years before (Deut. 25:17-19; 1 Sam. 15), but he spares the king of the Amalekites and their cattle. However, mercy is not his strongpoint, because he tries to destroy, without provocation and in the face of a covenant of peace made before Jehovah, the Gibeonites (2 Sam. 21:1-2), and for a pretended offense against him, he also killed the priests at Nob (1 Sam. 22:11-19).
There are probably other examples of his inconsistency, but these two are the clearest. Inconsistency is the legacy of anyone who lives without God who alone is faithful. So in our world today there are some who would oppose the death penalty for those guilty of murder, and yet support the death of unborn children who have never done anything bad or good (Surely if any should receive mercy they should, their only crime is being inconvenient and unwanted). That is only one example of the inconsistency of mankind when he rejects God, there are others. For example the priests of toleration, who are exceedingly tolerant of almost anyone, except people that actually believe in right and wrong, those they will not tolerate and label them as “intolerant”. Jellyfish are wonders of nature in that since they have no back-bone they are extremely flexible, however, they also have little substance and as a result if flung make little impact.
King David, on the other hand, with all his flaws, was far more consistent than King Saul, because he was joined to Him who is faithful and true. That is the key to consistency!