A TRAGIC ENDING
I Samuel 31:5-6
"And when his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword, and died with him. So Saul, this three sons [Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua], and all his men died together that same day."
What a tragic ending to a story that had began so well. In the beginning, Saul had been a mighty man of power (I Samuel 9:1), yet humble (10:21-22), who had experienced the Spirit of God upon him (10:9-10), and had seen God's victory over his enemies. But along the way, he became proud, rebellious and stubborn, and because he rejected God, God rejected him (15:23). Now at the end of his life, he commits suicide, his enemies decapitate him, strip him of his armor and nail his headless body to a wall, and he is finally cremated (I Samuel 31:8-12). It's not how a person begins that counts, but how he finishes the race. He who endures to the end will be saved (Matthew 10:22). By God's grace, I want to end well.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: It is not how a person begins but how he ends that is important.
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Have an "enduring" day. Love you.
I Samuel 31:5-6
"And when his armor bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell on his sword, and died with him. So Saul, this three sons [Jonathan, Abinadab, and Malchishua], and all his men died together that same day."
What a tragic ending to a story that had began so well. In the beginning, Saul had been a mighty man of power (I Samuel 9:1), yet humble (10:21-22), who had experienced the Spirit of God upon him (10:9-10), and had seen God's victory over his enemies. But along the way, he became proud, rebellious and stubborn, and because he rejected God, God rejected him (15:23). Now at the end of his life, he commits suicide, his enemies decapitate him, strip him of his armor and nail his headless body to a wall, and he is finally cremated (I Samuel 31:8-12). It's not how a person begins that counts, but how he finishes the race. He who endures to the end will be saved (Matthew 10:22). By God's grace, I want to end well.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: It is not how a person begins but how he ends that is important.
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Have an "enduring" day. Love you.
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