Proverbs 25:2:
2It is the glory of God to conceal a thing, but the glory of kings is to search out a thing.
I have always loved this verse! Our wonderful and awesome God has chosen to conceal, or hide and keep secret "a thing", the Hebrew word, "dabar", which means: a matter, a business, speech, a thing, a saying, an utterance, a word. What does that mean? It means that He has hidden in His Word the "secret things" for His people to find! This verse goes on to say that it is the glory of us kings (that's believers in Jesus of Nazareth! Revelation 1:6, 5:10) "to search out", the Hebrew word, "chaqar", which means: to search for, to examine thoroughly, to investigate, to explore, "a matter", that same Hebrew word, :"dabar". It means that God has hidden these things in His Word for us to find! That is the purpose. They are hidden FROM the world and the devil and hidden FOR us to find out!
Philippians 2:3-4:
3Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit and empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the others as better than and superior to himself [thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves]. 4Let each of you esteem and look upon and be concerned for not [merely] his own interests, but also each for the interests of others.
This is the attitude that God desires for us to have towards each other. When we put others first we get in position for Him to take care of all of our needs! And we know that when God takes care of our needs, He does it according to His riches and not according to our needs! (Phil 4:19) Remember, also, the story of Job! When Job prayed for his friends, his own captivity was turned completely around and his life was better than before! (Job 42:10)
In 1 Chronicles 23-24 we see that even though David was not allowed to build the Temple, he was responsible for providing much of what was needed to proceed. He also organized the Levites and the priesthood for the service in the Temple. Solomon got the credit for the building of the Temple, but without David's contributions, it would not have been accomplished! Remember that no matter what it is that God has asked you to do, it is important to the final results that you do it! There is no part that is insignificant in the eyes of God! We are rewarded for our obedience in this life, NOT for the size of the task or the fame involved in doing it! Too be pleasing the Father and accumulating rewards in Heaven should be the ultimate goal of every believer! AMEN!
Shalom in Him!
