WEDNESDAY JANUARY 24TH, 2018.

Wisdom is with the modest ones.​—Proverbs 11:2.

King Saul of ancient Israel began his reign as a modest and respected man. (1 Samuel 9:1, 2, 21; 10:20-24) But soon after he became king, he carried out a series of presumptuous acts. When God’s prophet Samuel did not show up in Gilgal at the appointed time, Saul became impatient. The Philistines were preparing for battle, and the Israelites were deserting Saul. He must have thought, ‘I have to do something​—and quickly.’ So he offered up a sacrifice to God, which he was not authorized to do. Jehovah was not pleased. (1 Samuel 13:5-9) When Samuel arrived in Gilgal, he rebuked Saul. Instead of accepting the correction, Saul made excuses, tried to shift the blame, and minimized what he had done. (1 Samuel 13:10-14) That started a terrible chain of events that eventually cost Saul his kingship and, more important, Jehovah’s approval. (1 Samuel 15:22, 23) Despite a promising beginning, Saul’s life ended in complete disaster.​

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