Insignificant
so David was going to deliver food to his brothers who were at war with the philistines... little did he know that going to do this seemingly insignificant job would put him in the position to become one of the greatest hero's in the Bible, and to be a part of the most classic battle story in History.
can you imagine what would have happened if David would have disobeyed his dad and said, "forget it, you deliver the food... that is a stupid job... i'm way more important than that!" If David thought he was too good to do the insignificant jobs he would have missed his chance to become the hero that God wanted him to be.
posted by Pastor Phil @ 11:02 AM
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Isn't it weird how chooses the insignificant to do his work? I'm speaking on Philippians 2 this Sunday about how Jesus became one of us, one of the marginalize, one of the people who are not to save us. Rick McKinley in his book Jesus in the Margins observes, "Jesus and the New Testament writers tell us that we need each other. We need each other to help us develop into all that God intends for us to become. In Galatians 5:13, we are told to use the freedom that Christ purchased for us not to keep sinning and abuse his grace, but to serve one another. You and I now exist for other people. We are to shift our focus away from ourselves and onto others, to look for ways to love and take care of other people" (156).
Almost never does God come to a person who we expect Him to. Almost never does God come in a way that we expect Him to. It is in "insignificance" that we find God, because that is where he is.
Bono said this week at the national prayer breakfast, "But the one thing we can all agree -- all faiths, all ideologies -- is that God is with the vulnerable and poor. God is in the slums, in the cardboard boxes where the poor play house. God is in the silence of a mother who has infected her child with a virus that will end both their lives. God is in the cries heard under the rubble of war. God is in the debris of wasted opportunity and lives, and God is with us if we are with them...Stop asking God to bless what you’re doing. Get involved in what God is doing -- because it’s already blessed. Well, let's get involved in what God is doing. God, as I say, is always with the poor. That's what God is doing. That's what He’s calling us to do."
God is definately with the poor, but he also blesses all of us ( this may be complicated, but i hope my point will show-[ Acts 3:25 "And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, 'Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed."],[Galatians 3:7 "6Consider Abraham: "He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." 7Understand, then, that those who believe are children of Abraham. 8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: "All nations will be blessed through you."]
what i get from these, all christ followers are "children of Abraham" therefore we all have a share in his blessing, so that should not be of our concern because he has blessed us, but we should seek to bless those around us. ... just a thought
another note, things might have been different in history if david hadnt defeated goliath; he wouldnt have had favour (1 Samuel 18:5 "Whatever Saul sent him to do, David did it so successfully [h] that Saul gave him a high rank in the army. This pleased all the people, and Saul's officers as well.") and all the events that are wrote about david probably wouldnt have been written and Jesus wouldnt have been noted as a son of David (Matthew 21-9 "The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted, 'Hosanna to the Son of David!'"), or Jesus birthplace to be the town of David (Luke 2:11 "Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.")
... just a thought
...all his glory might have fallen on that one event
I know, it's one of those difficult things that when you try to define it, it becomes about you instead of about blessing other people. I can so easily get wrapped up in a "bless me fest" that serves other people in deed, but is actually self-serving in motivation. (I don't know if that makes any sense)
It's like how Jesus demonstrated true greatness in His servant life and death. Jesus was showing us that the way to truly live and be great was to serve one another and die to ourselves. The instant it becomes about us being great, we cease to be great in the kingdom. True humility doesn't acknowledge that it is humility. To do so is to practice "false humility" which is a twisted kind of pride.
Phil commented on my blog "i have found that Jesus usually "ruins my life" as Mike Yaconelli put it. Jesus takes the things that i find important and wrecks them... i am usually left with a messier, simpler, harder, beautiful faith.
my spiritual director and i were talking about me really having to learn the most basic things in life, and faith, and how these things are sometimes the hardest things. basic is good. basic is tough. i resolve to learn one thing and learn Him with my whole life.
i guess i am trying to find Jesus on His terms..."
I don't say these things in judgment. "Do this, or else!" I merely point out where God meets people.
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