“Then Saul admitted to Samuel, ‘I have sinned. I violated the LORD’s command and your instructions. I was afraid of the men, and so I gave in to them.’” - 1 Samuel 15:24 (NIV)   King Saul stands before Samuel, searching for a way to explain himself. The prophet has confronted him with a question he cannot easily escape. God had given Saul clear instructions, yet Saul has chosen to do things his own way. He has already tried to defend his actions, insisting that he obeyed while overlook...