There Will Be No Disturbing of the Peace

# 382 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 28:11-14, “Then the woman said, "Whom shall I bring up for you?" And he said, "Bring up Samuel for me." 12 When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman spoke to Saul, saying, "Why have you deceived me? For you are Saul!" 13 And the king said to her, "Do not be afraid. What did you see?" And the woman said to Saul, "I saw a spirit ascending out of the earth." 14 So he said to her, "What is his form?" And she said, "An old man is coming up, and he is covered with a mantle." And Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground and bowed down. ( 1 Sam 28:11-14) Saul has requested a séance with the medium. The King James version of the Bible puts Saul's request this way: “divine unto me a familiar spirit.” In other words, put me in contact with a spirit familiar with my situation. I don't for one minute believe that this was really Samuel. Samuel had passed away and was enjoying the absolute comfort and peace of resting in the bosom of Abraham spoken of by Jesus in Luke 16:25, “but now he (Lazarus the beggar, or in this case, Samuel) is comforted.” It would be a terrible thing to think that God would allow the comfort of His departed saints to be interrupted by seances! No this was a spirit who was familiar with Samuel and therefore familiar with Saul as well. This familiar spirit tipped off the witch of En-dor as to who she was really dealing with and she was frightened out of her wits because she felt she had just been caught practicing the dark arts and had signed her own death certificate. Saul assures her that he will not harm her and asks her to press on with the séance. Note that the familiar spirit uses it's power to disguise itself even as an angel of light ( 2Co 11:14b “For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light” and takes on the form of the beloved Samuel. This was so convincing that Saul falls to the ground and worships the familiar spirit.” My friend, do not toy with the supernatural in such a way. That dearly departed soul you want so much to contact in the here and now will have to wait. God loves them too much to disturb their comfort. Rather seek to finish the race in the faith and look forward to that great reunion when the Lord calls you home. Father, thank You for the promise of eternal comfort for those who die in the faith. Help us all to finish the race and be with You in Paradise. .