Updated 3/25/2023

“The Spirit of the Lord will control you, you will prophesy with them, and you will be transformed into a different person. When these signs have happened to you, do whatever your circumstances require because God is with you.” (1 Samuel 10:6-7, HCSB)

In these verses the prophet Samuel is giving Saul instructions on the first thing he should do after he was chosen as the first king of Israel.

After his selection as Israel’s first king, Saul was empowered by the Holy Spirit. In fact, it was this empowering of God’s Spirit that validated Saul’s kingship!

The Holy Spirit not only enabled Saul to prophesy alongside a group of prophets, but this experience would change his life so dramatically that he would be like a different person!