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Scripture
This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has declared: I have decided to settle accounts with the nation of Amalek for opposing Israel when they came from Egypt. Now go and completely destroy the entire Amalekite nation—men, women, children, babies, cattle, sheep, goats, camels, and donkeys. 1 Samuel 15:2-3

Observation
Saul did not clean up his plate and left a mess for others after him to contend with. Moses had been given a promise that one day the pesky Amalekites would be destroyed. They were the first nation to attack Israel when they left Egypt. It was gifted to Saul to fulfill the promise. But he didn’t do the job thoroughly and a few slipped through the net.

Roll the clock forward centuries to the book of Esther and discover the cost of Saul’s mistake. Haman, prime minister of King Artaxexes (the Persian king of the movie 300 fame), plots a holocaust to execute every Jewish person in the world.

Who was this Haman? Esther 3:1 gives the link. Haman was a descendent of the king of Amalek. He had a centuries old score to settle with Israel. Because Saul did do the job completely the entire nation was threatened and it was left to a woman to save the day.

Application
There is a cost of half-heartedness. We may pay the price, or those that we love. Whoever pays it, the longer the wait, the more the inflation of cost. We must complete the works God has given us to do.

Prayer
Father, let me be a completer of your works and not just a starter. Amen.