So Saul disguised himself and put on other garments and went, he and two men with him. And they came to the woman by night. And he said, “Divine for me by a spirit and bring up for me whomever I shall name to you.” The woman said to him, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has cut off the mediums and the necromancers from the land. Why then are you laying a trap for my life to bring about my death?” But Saul swore to her by the LORD, “As the LORD lives, no punishment shall come upon you for this thing.” Then the woman said, “Whom shall I bring up for you?” He said, “Bring up Samuel for me.” When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out with a loud voice. And the woman said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul.” The king said to her, “Do not be afraid. What do you see?” And the woman said to Saul, “I see a god coming up out of the earth.” He said to her, “What is his appearance?” And she said, “An old man is coming up, and he is wrapped in a robe.” And Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground and paid homage.
(1 Samuel 28:8-14 ESV)
Saul disguised himself, and for good reason. He was going behind enemy lines to get to this medium, so he would not want any Philistines to spot him and capture him. He also knew that because he had outlawed mediums, any of them who saw him coming would run away. But beyond that, he was afraid, and had something to hide. He was living in fear, had a chain of sin around him, and was doing something he knew was wrong. When you get yourself caught up in that, you recognize how low you have come; you are ashamed. You feel like you are lower than six feet under. The only way out is to come into the Light, to admit what you have done, what you are afraid of, and ask for deliverance. Hide no more.
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