Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with him

“And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.” - 1 Samuel 18v12

As time passed David was growing in popularity in the kingdom. Saul was growing jealous because of he praise being poured out on David.

The root cause went much deeper than that. Saul was afraid of David because he knew that the Lord was with David and He has left Saul. He knew what the source of real power was.

It is a shame how often we forget what Saul knew. The presence of the Lord is all that we really need; yet we often fear those who don’t have the Lord’s presence. We walk in fear when we should be walking in confident victory.