Who is your King? Are you living for yourself or is Jesus king over your life? The tragic failure of Saul leads us to ask ourselves this important question. Saul disobeys God and by doing so betrays his rejection of God's commands. God therefore is going to replace Saul with a better king - David - who points us forward to the greatest King, Jesus. In this passage we see through Saul's failure: (i)  the importance of obedience, and how Jesus has obeyed God's commands on our behalf; (ii) the need for true repentance, and how turning to Jesus brings forgiveness of sins through his death for us and (iii) the challenge and comfort of a God whose plans do not change. He will definitely judge sin, but he will also save and keep safe all who trust in Jesus as their saviour and king.