Friday, December 4, 2015
Finishing Touches
Many of us have created something in our lifetime that was done in stages. Perhaps it was a cake that needed a name and candles for the birthday party. Perhaps is was just cleaning up the car and getting the last of the dirt from the crevices near the floor. Or it could be those few weeds in the cracks of the sidewalk that everyone will notice now that the lawn has been mowed so neatly. We all would admit most of the work was done, yet those finishing touches would make it look perfect. In many cases, however, only those of us working on it would really notice. Others who saw our handiwork would readily accept it the way it was at that moment. That is how our Father sees us. He does not see all the blemishes and mistakes. He sees us through the loving eyes of a Father that knows the work will be finished because He is finishing it.
1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
In this case, Samuel was to anoint one of Jesse’s sons as chosen of God. Jesse brought all of his sons that were of great stature, older, and warriors. At the end, he brought David.
1 Samuel 16:11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
God sees the heart. It was many years after this that David did some pretty horrible things. Yet when he finally repented, God forgave Him. And it was this fallen and restored David that eventually gave birth to Solomon from whom the lineage of our Messiah would come.
We may see our faults. God sees past them. He calls on us to turn back to Him, and He will turn to us. Always, He sees us as a finished work, working with us and on us to get us there.
Isaiah 46:9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
Prayer
Father, we exalt You. You are our King. Bless the name Yahuah, for You see not as we see. You declare and see the end from the beginning. Let Your kingdom and Your will be here as it is in heaven. Send us Your overwhelming provision today. Heal us from the inside. Deliver us from the evil that destroys Your work in our lives. Deliver us from the evil that has stolen, is stealing, and continues to steal what You have provided for us. We need You in our lives desperately. We need You to rise up and defend us. Come now my King. Destroy the enemy and restore one hundred times one hundredfold. We ask these things in the name of our Messiah Yeshuah (Jesus). Amen.