November 6                                       Ps 100- 102

DUTIES TOWARDS THE KING

MEMORISE: 'Moreover it is required in stewards, That a man be found faithful.' (1 Cor 4:2)
READ: Deuteronomy 6:4-5

The one who is chosen by God has certain responsibilities to the One who has chosen him. In Isaiah 6:8, the Lord asked: 'whom shall I send, and who will go for us?' Isaiah's reply was: 'Here am I; send me.' The responsibility to God here is that the one who is chosen should be available to the king at all times.

'Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful' (1 Cor 4:2). This gives us another duty the chosen one owes to God. He must be faithful. Are you faithful to God in every area of your life? Matthew 5:8 says the chosen one must be pure. It takes a pure heart to go before a Holy God. Also, he must be diligent. Business? He shall stand before kings: he shall not stand before mean men.'

Do you take pains to seek God in prayer and fasting? Do you consider how you dress before the Lord? Is God happy with the kind of clothing you put on? Are the flesh and the devil jubilat over this seductive wear? Or are you clothed in the garments of rigteousness at every moment?

Another responsibility of the chosen is humility. 'God … giveth grace unto the humble' (Jas 4:6). He much also acknowledege his king at all times. 'In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths' (Prov 3:6). Also the chosen one must give the One who chose him love and put him first (Deut 6:4-5).

The blessings of the favoured are greater the blessing, the heavier the responsibility the chosen must bear. Go to the Lord for the grace to be able to meet his expectations for your life.

ACTION POINT
Pray that you might be a faithful steward in God's house;
That you would increasingly become like Christ - in likeness and humility.