Bible Chapter: I Samuel 31

Because the Bible is practical, here are some statements to get you thinking.

1.  Write one or two key thoughts that come from today’s reading.
    Here we have a very sad ending to a life and kingly reign.  Saul had been taken from obscurity and made the King of Israel.  God was with him and he did great things.  Then, as he got used to the position and let the fame and power get to him, he drifted away from serving and obeying God.  He had a sad ending in battle.  On the same day Saul and all of his sons were killed.  In fact, after being wounded, Saul was afraid of what the Philistines would do to him, so he fell on his sword. It was only because of some valiant men of Jabesh Gilead that he received a proper burial.  What a sad and ignoble ending Saul had.

2.  What can I apply in my life from the reading?
    Learn and listen.  Learn from God’s Word and listen to what it says.  Then, apply it.  So many of the stories in the Bible would have turned out differently if people would have done that.  So many modern stories would have turned out differently if people would have done that.  This is not all the complicated.  It is a matter of doing what we know is right in God’s eyes.

3.  How can I help someone?
    The same thing I said in part two: Listen and learn.  Then apply it. Period.  It works.