Day 117 - 1 Chronicles 6-10

ONE-YEAR JOURNEY OF THE BIBLE
Day 117 - 1 Chronicles 6-10 (The Most Tragic Way to Die)
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"So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance.  But he did not inquire of the LORD; therefore He killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse."  (1 Chronicles 10:13-14)

What do you think is the more tragic death of the two: getting beheaded by ISIS or dying in your sleep?  The answer is that it depends on the way you lived before you died.  If you lived faithfully serving the Lord, then whatever way you die would be considered would be considered precious in the sight of God (Psalm 116:15).  If you lived your life in disobedience to God, your death would be most tragic.

Saul's  death proved tragic because of the reasons why God killed him.  Our text above records that Saul was killed by God because of his unfaithfulness to Him, because he did not obey God and consulted a medium instead of inquiring from the Lord who chose him to be king.

In a recent devotional I posted, I wrote about king Josiah who is arguably considered the greatest king of Judah and Israel because he lived faithfully before God all the days of his life.  Two kings, but totally different lives. Josiah lived in obedience to God; Saul lived in disobedience.

I desire nothing more in life than to live faithfully for God.  I realize that I do not possess the ability on my own to do it but with God's help and the empowering of the Holy Spirit, I am confident that I can if I remain strong as a good soldier to resist temptation and remain disciplined as a dedicated athlete in serving God with all of my heart, soul, mind and strength.

Going back to the answer to the question above on which death is more tragic, the answer is the death of the one who lived unfaithfully before God.  As we have already mentioned, any form death would be precious in the sight of God if it is the death of one of His faithful servants.  By the way, many of those beheaded by ISIS are Christians who chose to die rather than deny Christ. Would you do the same if you were in their orange clothes?