In our service today we often get caught up with the physical results . We build new chapels and think that their beauty and grandeur are pleasing in the eyes of God.
We weigh our devotion to God by the things we've done : the donations we've given, the religious education classes we've taught , the sermons we've delivered , the meals we've cooked , the floors we've cleaned, and the articles we've written.
We may even look at other people's work and think that we could do a better job .If this is how we judge our servitude , then we only see the physical things that David contributed. We see only the gold and silver and not the pure and selfless heart behind them.
Everything we can physically give-our money, our possessions , our talents and abilities- is from God and belongs to God, yet too often we look at the outward things we have done for church and take pride in them, even if just a little.
If David were living with us today, he would rebuke us. He would tell us that we had missed the point, and that God doesn't look at what we've done for Him, He searches and understands our hearts and intent thought. However glorious and spectacular; having a truly perfect and willing heart is primary.
Upon examining the core of David's servitude, the words that God spoke to Samuel before he anointed David now resound with a deeper significance:
'' For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance , but the LORD looks at the heart .''(1 Sam 16:7)
So let ask ourselves today--what is the motivation behind our service to God? Do we serve God with our own notions of what 's right , automatically assuming that whatever we do with good intentions is acceptable in front of God? Do we serve God to publicly display out devotion and love?
Are we more concerned with the quality of our physical service or with the quality of our hearts? Is our servitude unconsciously conditional, or are we content and at peace with serving in any way , regardless of the task ? Is our service to God just a part of our life that we do when we can , or is it the goal and joy of our life that we pursue eagerly and with urgent resolve?
What are we really offering to God?
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