Chapter 25 is a very breath taking story. Again we can see another wonderful woman Abigail who saw the bigger picture of the circumstances in her life and acted according to that. She was brave and took the risk of preventing a revenge that by that time was fair.
She not only preserved her life but also allowed herself to be part of the future kingdom of David. History has full examples of people doing the right thing in the right circumstance who later got promoted to a position of honor.
In chapter 26 we see Saul persecuting David again; he really did not understand that God would not allow him to catch David. David would demonstrate to him again that God is the one in charge of people’s life.
Saul definitely was late when he inquired from the Lord. He was supposed to have done that before his life became the mess that it was already in. God did not answer him by any means (1 Samuel 28: 3-7) so instead he went and looked for help from a medium, something that was completely forbidden for the Israelites (Leviticus 19: 31) but he was determined to find an answer with or without God.
Make sure that God is your real help in any situation, because when you lose track of God you never know to whom you will turn to. Let us say like the psalmist: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalms 46: 1)