Devotion 348

“Saul Killed For Transgressing The Word Of The Lord”

Reference: 1 Chronicles Chapter 10

Faith is when I say yes to what the Word of God says yes, and no to what the Word of God says no.

If I say yes to what the Word of God says no, or no to what the Word of God says yes, I become an unbeliever, I walk contrary to the Word of God, and I have no life. For the Word of God is life. The Word of God is life eternal.

Matthew 24:35 “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.”

Saul is killed because of unbelief; walking contrary to the Word of God.

Let’s read:

1 Chronicles 10:1-4 “Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. [2] And the Philistines followed hard after Saul, and after his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi–shua, the sons of Saul. [3] And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers. [4] Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.”

Unbelief!

He did not consult or consider God in this suicide. All he saw was himself and the Philistines. He did not see God.

Faith is looking constantly to God by His Word.

No believer commits suicide. None!

We continue our reading:

1 Chronicles 10:5-13 “And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. [6] So Saul died, and his three sons, and all his house died together. [7] And when all the men of Israel that were in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled: and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. [8] And it came to pass on the morrow, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his sons fallen in mount Gilboa. [9] And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people. [10] And they put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the temple of Dagon. [11] And when all Jabesh–gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, [12] They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days. [13] So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, even against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to enquire of it.”

Instead of asking counsel of God, Saul in unbelief asked counsel of an evil spirit.

1 Samuel 28:7 “Then said Saul unto his servants, Seek me a woman that hath a familiar spirit, that I may go to her, and enquire of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a familiar spirit at Endor.”

Unbelief is the counsel of evil spirit.

We are either walking in the counsel of the Holy Spirit by faith in the Word of God or we are walking in the counsel of evil spirit by saying yes to where the Word of God says no.

We conclude our reading:

1 Chronicles 10:14 “And enquired not of the LORD: therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse.”

It was not the Philistines that killed Saul but God.

God slew Saul.

Unbelief will slay us.

Let the Word of God bring you to counsel with God. BELIEVE and confess Christ the Word as we’ve revealed Him from the First Adam. Unbelief is death. Faith in the Word is life, in Christ!

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