【１ Samuel 31:12】

「all the valiant men arose and traveled all night,

　and took the body of Saul and the bodies of

　his sons from the wall of Beth Shan;

　and they came to Jabesh and burned them there.」　　　Amen.

　King Saul of Israel, defeated by the Philistine army, died on Mount Gilboa alongside his three sons. Their bodies were hung on the walls of Beth-shean. Yet the people of Jabesh-gilead buried them with great honor. The people of Jabesh owed Saul a debt of gratitude, for he had once saved them from peril. Forty years earlier, Saul had emerged bearing the nation's hopes, yet he gradually drifted from God and met a tragic end. The true worth of faith seems only to be determined when the coffin is covered.

May we still incline our hearts toward the Lord today...　

God bless you.   See you next week.