YOUR TONGUE/YOUR LIFE: 3

There is nothing that is really new, under the sun. The wise man (King Solomon), who wrote the books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, states in Ecclesiastes Chapter 1 and verse9 thus:
“The thing that has been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done, is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the Sun”. This tells me that there is a common pattern or way of doing things, both in the times past, and in the present, and in the future. Human behavior and predicaments will always be the same. This means that if we look carefully into the manual of life, we will see an example of anything that man did, is doing, and will do. I am saying this because the story, narrated in the part two of this message has one, exactly like it in the Bible. In the book of 1 Samuel, chapter 31, we read the story of the demise of King Saul of Israel believe that you know the story of Israel’s first King, who started well but later messed up and was rejected latter by God and as such, could not remain in office, because God rejected him. Therefore he lost his anointing and protection from God. His enemies defeated him, but before he died, when he discovered that he had been wounded, he did something tremendous. He called out to his armor bearer, and said in 1 Samuel chapter 31 verse 4…Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith: lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me.” But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore, Saul took a sword and fell upon it.
5. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his amour bearer, and all his men, that same day together.
Thus we can clearly see that Saul finally took his own life, by falling upon his sword. Yet this very thing will cost a foolish young Amalekite his own life because of his ignorance of how to use his tongue aright, and his desire to impress someone and gain undeserved favor.
Thus in the Second book of Samuel, we read his story in the first chapter. He comes to David and narrates how that he met Saul distraught and desiring to die. And how that Saul looked behind and saw him, and pleaded with him to kill him (Saul), and how that he killed Saul.
This was offensive to King David, and he took it personal. He knew that the Amalekite did not know about the anointing of the Holy Spirit. He knew that God had said, that he who blesses the anointed, shall be blessed, but he who curses the anointed, shall be cursed. He also that the Lord had said, “Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm; this is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me says the Lord”.1 Chronicles,15:22, Psalm 105:15
King David therefore ordered that he be executed, thus in 2 Samuel , chapter1, verse 11 we read, “Then David took hold of his clothes and rent them; likewise all the men that were with him: 12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening, for Saul and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.13 And David said unto the young man that told him, “Whence art thou?,(where are you from?), And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.14 And David said unto him, “ How was thou not afraid, to stretch forth thy hand, to destroy the Lord’s anointed?15 And David called one of the young men , and said, Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him, and he died.
16 And David said unto him, Thy blood, be upon thy head, ; for thy mouth hath testified against thee