"Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart; for consider how great things he hath done for you."
1 Samuel 12:24
Your only duty on this earth is to “fear the Lord…” When you fear (honor, revere or admonish) the Lord, your life is lived in total submission to Him… This means that you walk according to His will and are not focused on things of this world… This passage provides great advice for us to live by; we are called to “serve him in truth” knowing that He knows what's best. This passage also brings into remembrance all the things that He has done and the paths that He has paved… We have to have an attitude that reflects on what God has done and dispel the notion of living with the mindset of “what have you done for me lately…” According to worldly standards and ways of living, we must approach life seeking our own way and desires; however we are reminded today that we serve a faithful God; one who already demonstrated His might by sending His son and one who has promised to supply all our needs…
Don’t lose sight of the fact that as children of God we often want things to happen according to our desires and standards… When we are faced with opposition, we question or blame God; however, when things are working in our favor, we find a way to place confidence in ourselves or mankind… Just like the Israelites, we need to be reminded to “Only fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart…” The only thing that we should fear (revere, respect, and pay honor too) is the Lord… The Israelites (having been lead from bondage) desired a king to rule over them… Samuel reminds them today that they already had a king in the Lord and that they must Only fear Him… As the story continues, we see that Saul, a man of physical gifts (well-built, handsome) was selected to be king and after thirty years was rejected due to disobedience… No matter who is placed in positions of authority, if they do not align themselves with the will of God they will fail.
ALL FOR HIS GLORY!
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