1 Chronicles 10 tells of the death of Saul - “Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord ...” (1 Chronicles 10:13-14).
Romans 14 speaks of the strong and the weak. Physically, Saul was
strong. Spiritually, he was weak. Maintaining our spiritual
strength, our relationship with God, is to be the great priority of our
life: “The Kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit” (Romans 14:17). There
is a physical harvest. There is also a spiritual harvest: “The tongue
has the power of life and death and those who love it will eat its
fruit (Proverbs 18:20-21).
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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