"And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place.
Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren."
Judges 9:52-56
Abimelech was already a pretty bad guy before these verses, killing his family so he could rule, but in the last moments of your life to worry about who killed you, rather than the state of your soul or your loved ones... seems kind of scary. We're probably not enmeshed in the same things that Abimelech was, but there are things in all of our lives that we can care too much about and start making bad choices. He cared more about ruling than he did his family, and cared more about his "manly" reputation than he did about anything else there at the end.
Today, let's not be evil like Abimelech, and in trying to avoid his fate, let's be especially careful not to value anything in our lives more than God. That way, we have a solid core that will support us, and we'll still have access to God's perfect advice and assistance. :)
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