Last week I pulled the pin and dropped a grenade into my comfortable life… In the aftermath many are confused and I am staggering about… not in a daze, but in apprehension. It seems I have a limited time to decide what is next, and in this angst, I am constantly seeking out God’s word for my life.
This morning I found myself reading and meditating on 1 Samuel 3. Samuel’s initial response to God’s voice was to think that Eli was calling him, not realizing it was God who was speaking, Samuel went in and woke Eli up 3 times… before he finally was advised by Eli to say to the Lord, “Speak, for your servant hears.”
I have always had a deep affinity with Samuel, who plays a pivotal role in the transition from Israel being ruled by prophetic Judges to the appointment of a King, and the beginning of the end of the Kingdom of Israel. In such a time of upheaval, the people of Israel show brash arrogance and envy. Wanting to be like the kingdoms that surround them, they give up their submission to a loving and protective God to put their trust in a man, a king. And throughout this turbulent time, Samuel stays his course as a messenger of God… speaking truth while the Israelite’s turn their backs on God best!
And as I sit amid this great upheaval in America, I say the same thing to God, “Speak, for your servant hears.”
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We are called by our Lord and Master to demonstrate His character as we each walk this earth. The Bride of Christ is the Lord’s testimony to the world, she is “all glorious within”.
By simply being the Body of Christ in the earth we display the righteousness of God to this world in which we live. This is to be our political statement and political activism, thus endorsing and being ambassadors of the coming Righteous King!
“He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” (2 Cor.5:21)
“Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous.” (1 Jn 3:7)
Righteousness is simply complying with the norm.
“YOU ARE THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN HIM”, IF YOU ARE… RIGHTEOUS (if we will govern our thoughts, words, and deeds according to the “norm” set by our King).
By doing so, His Bride, displays the “norm” or righteousness of the King of Kings, the object of our devotion. This, I believe, is the best thing that can be done, as the world is always in upheaval of one sort or another.
I agree, Samuel is a great example of remaining steadfast and steady in times of great local turmoil.