How valuable is your service in the Lord's House?
1 Samuel 2:27-36
'Then a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord says. ‘Did I not let Myself be known to those of your father’s family when they were in Egypt being made to work for Pharaoh’s house? Did I not choose them from all the families of Israel to be My religious leaders, to go up to My altar, to burn special perfume, and to wear a linen vest before Me? Did I not give all the gifts made by fire of the people of Israel to the family of your father? Why do you show no respect to My gifts which I have asked for, and honor your sons more than Me? You make yourselves fat with the best part of every gift given in worship by My people Israel.’ So the Lord God of Israel says, ‘I did promise that those of your family and the family of your father should walk before Me forever.’ But now the Lord says, ‘May this be far from Me. For I will honor those who honor Me. And those who hate Me will not be honored. See, the days are coming when I will break your strength and the strength of your father’s family. So there will not be an old man in your family. You will see the trouble of My family, even in all the good I do for Israel. And an old man will not be in your family forever. But I will not destroy every man of yours from My altar. Some will be left to cry and be filled with sorrow. But all the children of your family will die in their best years. This will be the special thing that you will see. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will both die on the same day. I will raise up for Myself a faithful religious leader who will act by what is in My heart and mind. I will build him a family to last. And he will walk before My chosen one forever. Everyone who is left in your family will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread, and say, “I beg you, put me in one of the religious leader’s places so that I may eat a piece of bread.”’”
¿Could we give weight to our commitment?
Starting from the premise:
'Before God nothing can be hidden ...'
¿Do we know what God thinks and says about our service?
God bless you and have an excellent day in Christ Jesus!
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