Do I cherish and value God's word more than my own comfort?













"But Naboth said to Ahab,"The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers."" 1-Kings 21:3

This verse refers to the law that God gave his people "The land shall not be sold in perpetuity for the land is mine. For you are strangers and sojourners with Me." Leviticus 25:23

Naboth cherished what was given to him ultimately by the Lord.

Do I cherish and value what the Lord has given me? We know that Jesus Christ has died for us and washed our sins, but He also blesses us everyday, He gives us everything we need and even more, He give us the opportunity and privilege to have a personal relationship with the One and Only God of gods, King of kings. Do I cherish this relationship that I have with Christ? To me personally God gave a great opportunity to learn, He gave me a wonderful husband who has the same ultimate goal like me, to get to the Heavenly Father, He gave me a house and clothes and much, much more.

God gave me the gift of salvation, the most valuable and greatest blessings...Do I value that? There were times where I forgot the great sacrifice that Jesus did for me on the cross, and I put all my energy and time in accomplishing earthy goals, I use the time that I would spent talking to the Lord on things that didn't matter. There were days when I took God's grace for granted putting my effort and all my time toward everyday vanity, rather than taking care of my spiritual self.

Naboth remembered the words of the Lord and valued and cherished what he had received from his ancestors. He opposed the king's proposal knowing that the king had all the power to kill him, He valued God's words much more than the king's words, he valued God's commandment more than his own life! Do I put God's words before my own "self"? Do I value God's commandments and words more than my own comfort?

I am so thankful to God that he gives me wisdom and strength to not be ashamed of His word, and give answers to questions and tell people about Jesus Christ, but there are days when I obscure myself with everyday things and put my spiritual life on the third and fourth place.

God gave us much more than we realize, He gave us talents with which we can bring more people to Christ, to  happiness and salvation, He gave us people who care about us, He gave us the opportunity to live, to love, and to hope. Do I cherish his patience and His grace towards me?

It's better to judge and check yourself in the light of His word here on earth, than be judged with the world when it will be too late to fix something. I'm so thankful to God that his Holy Spirit reminds me to cherish and value everything that He gave me, especially to value the greatest sacrifice that gave me salvation.
 

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