Day 167..."Saul...Gray hair...Resurrection"

Saul becomes King and leads Israel against the mighty Philistines. He does so with success and his son, Jonathon, also leads with great success. Samuel does begin to show some instability along the way. The last statement today is revealing of Saul..."There was hard fighting against the Philistines all the days of Saul. And when Saul saw any strong man, or any valiant man, he attached him to himself." We will read more of Saul's instability later. Proverbs continues to speak such wisdom in common sense statements..."The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the Lord has made them both." It is possible to have hearing and not hear and sight and not see. There is an appeal not to be lazy..."Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread." Also, there is another word about gray hair..."The glory of young men is their strength,but the splendor of old men is their gray hair." Jesus declares..."I am the resurrection and the life" in hearing of the news of the death of Lazarus. This teaching is one of the centerpieces of our belief in Heaven. Jesus goes on to say..."Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live." At the scene of the death of Lazarus Jesus is moved to tears. He shows His emotion and humanity.