Account for Every Drop

Verse of the Day: 1 Samuel 15:33, But Samuel said, “As your sword has made women childless, so shall your mother be childless among women.” And Samuel hacked Agag in pieces before the LORD in Gilgal.

Here we have a reminder that no one, absolutely no one, will get away with the heinous murders we see being committed against the innocent. How much more for the murders of helpless unborn babies? The Amalekites had been cruel toward Israel from the time they were led out of Egypt (Genesis 17). Agag, their king, was the cruel leader of these people, and based on Samuel’s statement was also a murderer of the innocent. In verse 32 we read, “Then Samuel said, ‘Bring Agag king of the Amalekites here to me.’ So Agag came to him cautiously. And Agag said, ‘Surely the bitterness of death is past.’” All those who have murdered and think that they have escaped punishment are sadly mistaken. Agag’s physical punishment is nothing in comparison to the eternal punishment he was facing. So it is with all who murder and refuse to repent and turn to Jesus. Upon exiting the Ark, God said this to Noah in respect to the spilling of man’s blood in Genesis 9:5, “Surely for your lifeblood I will demand a reckoning; from the hand of every beast I will require it, and from the hand of man. From the hand of every man’s brother I will require the life of man.” Proverbs 28:17 says, “A man burdened with bloodshed will flee into a pit; let no one help him.” As we observe the sad state of affairs in society today, as it becomes obvious to us that man has no respect for life, we should find great comfort in knowing that none of this escapes the eyes of God. Revelation 21:8 tell us, “But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” Revelation 22:14-15 also warns, “Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. 15 But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.” Nations like that of the Amalekites, and people like Agag, may think that they will not give an account, simply because God does not judge them on the spot. However, one day, all the acts of injustice will be answered for. One day, every man and woman will give account for the murders committed based on their opinions that they had “the right” to do what they pleased with their own bodies. Criminals who give no thought to taking the life of another will not escape the Great White Throne Judgment (Revelation 20). As God’s children, the things we see, even though they may anger us, and even if an injustice has been committed against us or someone we know, we can know and have hope in the fact that God will judge those who commit such atrocities. We must continue to pray for our country, the people, and its leaders, that they come to know Jesus Christ as Savior. This is the only way that any of this will ever change. Nonetheless, we know that those who stubbornly refuse to turn to Jesus will someday give account for every drop of blood they have spilled, because our God is a just God.

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).