“Oh, that they were wise and could understand this! Oh, that they might know their fate!” (Deuteronomy 32:29)

An Epitaphs is a short saying used to sum up ones life. We most offen find them on headstones. If you were to sum up your life, if you were to write the inscription for your own headstone, what would it say?

These words appear on the gravestone of an Atheist: “Here is where Sam Thompson lies. Nobody laughs, nobody cries. Where he goes, how he fares, nobody knows, nobody cares.”

A tombstone belonging to Tom Johnson, is said to bear this inscription: “Here lies Tom johnson, He stepped off the sidewalk to see if the bus was coming, it was!”

For Saul, the first king of Israel, an appropriate inscription would have been his own words: “I have played the fool and erred exceedingly” (1 Samuel 26:21).

We, too, can play the fool. We play the fool when we disobey God, even in what we think are small matters. Spiritual decline is gradual. Saul’s failure was not immediate. At first he was humble, but pride soon set in, and then came envy. He took matters into his own hands and made it worse. We need to obey God in everything He tells us to do.

We play the fool when we attempt to justify the wrongs we have done. On more than one occasion, Saul blamed others for what he had done wrong. He would not own up to his own sin.

We play the fool when we forget that how we finish means more than how we start. A good beginning does not guarantee a good ending. Happy endings are the result of good choices.

We don’t really know who the Sauls of life actually are until much later. We think certain people are doing well. But let’s see how things end up. The outcome is not always what we expect.

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”

Prayer:

Heavenly  Father, Thank You for loving me, even when I am a fool. I know my sins have separated me from You, Lord. I ask that You forgive me of all of my sins. Give me the power to live for You all the days of my life. Thank You for Your sacrifice on the Cross. Thank You that You have made my relationship with You so simple. In humble faith, I give You my weaknesses and flaws and ask that Your glory be revealed in me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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Rob Lavallee

Scriptural Seeds Ministries

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