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July 30, 2013

"Not Just Leftovers"

Scripture Reading:    

2 Samuel 24:24 (HCSBO)  "...No, I insist on buying it from you for a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost [me] nothing..."

 

Devotion And Meditation:

Hard work makes you sweat.  Notice, when Adam and Eve were banished from the Garden of Eden they had to "sweat to earn a living"  Farmers sweat to turn their crops into cash, the same as bricklayers on a construction site or an executive writing a report in a high rise office suite.  You tend to value what you have to work for - and God values your efforts as well.  That's why when David had a chance to offer God a sacrifice he said, "No, I insist on buying it from you for a price, for I will not offer to the LORD my God burnt offerings that cost [me] nothing..."   Whether you do it figuratively or literally, you sweat to earn a living.  And you'll also do the same when you're committed to worshiping God.  This doesn't necessarily mean praising Him loudly; it is good at the proper time.  But in depth worship goes far beyond that.  The word worship comes from the Anglo-Saxon word, "worth-ship," which is "the act of ascribing worth or value to a person or object."  In the New Testament worship encompasses service, adoration, reverence, humility, love, and giving.  For example, tithes and offerings are part of worship when you give God the first portion of your earnings.  It's another way of honoring Him with the fruits of your time and energy.  When you sacrifice sleep to get up early and spend time with God, you're also doing something that costs you.  And when you inconvenience yourself to help somebody in need, you're offering God something of real worth.  So examine your heart today and make sure you're offering Him something of value, and not just your leftovers.

 

Win or lose, I want to make sure that I make God's name great

Pastor Ben J Lahay 
Galatians 2:20