In I Samuel 14:35 it says: "Saul built an altar to the Lord, the first one he had ever built." But just one chapter later, I Samuel 15:12, says: "Saul went to Carmel to set up a monument to himself."
Are you building altars to God or monuments to yourself?
That is THE QUESTION when it comes to motivation for ministry. There is a fine line between "Thy Kingdom come" and "My kingdom come." And if you cross that line, it's the beginning of the end. Samuel tells Saul that God is taking the kingdom away.
Can I offer a simple reminder? We are who we are by the grace of God. We do what we do for the glory of God.
Keep building altars to God.
Are you building altars to God or monuments to yourself?
That is THE QUESTION when it comes to motivation for ministry. There is a fine line between "Thy Kingdom come" and "My kingdom come." And if you cross that line, it's the beginning of the end. Samuel tells Saul that God is taking the kingdom away.
Can I offer a simple reminder? We are who we are by the grace of God. We do what we do for the glory of God.
Keep building altars to God.
1 Comments:
Mark,
I think a clue to Saul's switch from altars to monuments is in his language. Saul always refers to God in the third-person ("the Lord your God"). He never had a personal relationship with God because he never "altared" his life to Him. As a result, any success he has he must naturally see has his own success; thus, he built a monument to the source of his success.
Good word, Mark... great reminder!
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