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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 best but also bring 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.
Samuel tells us today to “…consider how great things he hath done for you…”
You didn’t wake up on your own, the midnight deadline on Friday wasn’t met by
mankind, the roof over your head isn’t intact because of you and it is not by
your works that you survive…The bible teaches me that God will never leave us
nor forsake us, the bible tells me that we are not to worry about this or that
because God knows what we stand in need of and will take care of it… God knows
that in this economy you need a job so He has kept you working, He knows that
you need to support your family so He has given you enough to make it through…
One of my close friends once told me that He didn’t like the rain, but that he
appreciates the fact that he can observe it without getting wet… Today, make no
mistake about it, the rain is falling all over the world, tsunamis, earthquakes
and various other disasters… Wars in
Gaza, the Ivory Coast and other countries; however, you are just observing them
without getting wet… Psalms 91 was that a thousand may fall at your side,
ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you if you make the
Lord your dwelling place… Today fear the Lord (make Him your dwelling place)…
Think about where He has already brought you from and if will give you enough
energy to keep on going… Just take a moment to think about all the hardships
you have faced and then think about how you have made it through… I am sure
that there have been days when your finances didn’t add up, your money was
funny and your change was strange; however, you still were able to cut that
check or make that payment… God is above all and knows all… Fear Him, revere
Him and stay focused on Him… The bible says in Matthew 16:33, “But seek
first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to
you as well.” In seeking God we fear Him and allow His will to be done! God
will never fail you, He will never forsake you and He has already don marvelous
things for you… “Consider how great things…” Things in your life could
always be worst and I am sure that there is someone on this earth that would
love to opportunity to switch places with you and walk in your shoes… Don’t
take for granted where are today, because you could be somewhere else…
BE BLESSED!!!
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