1 Samuel 16:23 "And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him."
Do you know what God has given you? There are treasures within each of us that we may look over and others look greatly upon. God uses those treasures not for us to show boat, but to bring glory to His Kingdom and help others along the way. If it has not already been clear, we need each other for one thing or another. I definitely am guilty of not using all of my gifts God has blessed me with out of my own flesh. This past week a church member told me how she was blessed by a song I led a month ago. I was shocked because I really do not think I can sing. Every now and then I will around the house or randomly on camera, but not seriously thinking God could use me to bless anyone. What she said and others stayed with me. Honestly, I felt bad, because I kept His gift hidden out of my own insecurities when it is not about me at all.
What if David kept his gift to himself? Saul was depending on David's playing of the harp to gain peace in his spirit. Saul was dealing with an evil spirit and it may not have been paranormal activity, but it was definitely bothersome. Have you ever dealt with a spirit inside of you that you needed freedom from? Maybe the spirit of anger, bitterness, pride, jezebel, lust, and God sent someone with a Word that broke the yoke? Maybe, it was a gospel song that brought freedom in your life? Possibly your own gift that God has given you made the enemy go away? Knowing our gifts and actively practicing our gifts can change our lives and lives around us. David was highly respected at a young age because he chose to do the will of The Lord and was blessed exceedingly. He is another example of a young person living for Christ; it is not impossible.
He like us could have been doing other things, yet he decided to stay in The Will of The Lord. They had plenty of distractions back then just as we do now. However, David decided to not allow those distractions to keep him from being used by God. We must be careful on how we spend our time and who we spend our time with on a daily basis. Satan lures us with distractions to get us away from what we are purposed on earth to do for God. He may send a girl in a tight dress or a trip to a wild party. How can we publicly serve God with our gifts if we are also publicly serving Satan? But that's another post. David was in position for God to pull out of Him what He put in him. So David played his harp and God blessed his hands so that it would in turn bless Saul. Saul was refreshed because David's hands were clean. His hands were clean because his heart was pure and that is the only way God can use us, is with a pure heart. If our hearts are not pure our work is in vain and people will not feel the anointing of God. You ever heard a songstress sing and thought she has a beautiful voice, but there is no anointing behind it? Don't let that be you! Life is too short and too great to not live to your best potential in Christ. So what are your gifts? Are you actively using them to glorify God?
No comments:
Post a Comment