Today's reading: II Samuel 22, 23, 24; Psalm 9, 39, 69, 99, 129; Proverbs 9
II Samuel 24:24, "And the king said unto Araunah, Nay; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price: neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing. So David bought the threshingfloor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver."
Today I went and visited a neighbor to get some advice on fishing line. I know that he fishes in tournaments and I figured that he would have a great amount of experience to draw from. While I was there he offered me great advice and I appreciated it so very much. He also gave me a brand new tackle box and put a lot of spinner baits, crank baits and plastic worms. Wow! I was humbled at his gift. Words were not adequate to say, "Thank you!" You see all of this great equipment (it is far better than just "stuff") was a gift. It was free. It cost me absolutely nothing. Thank you Jesus! All that my neighbor asked me is that when I catch a really good fish with my new equipment that I take a picture and send it to him. I can do that. Now all I need is for someone to call me and invite me to go fishing.
In our passage of Scripture today we see that David wanted to offer a sacrifice to the Lord to stop the judgment that was upon them. He came to the place where he wanted to offer the sacrifice; but, it belonged to someone else. The owner; a man named Araunah owned the property. When he heard that the king wanted to offer a sacrifice to the Lord he offered to give the king everything he needed to make the offering. What a giving man. I love the words of David, "neither will I offer burnt offerings unto the LORD my God of that which doth cost me nothing."
How often do you and I just give to God our leftovers? If we do it at all we do it far too often. I know that I am guilty of giving God seconds. Lord, forgive me for giving to you anything less than my very best.
What are you giving to God?
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