I had the pleasure of growing up in the country and my family cared for livestock and worked the land. Where I was not intimately involved in the day to day operations, I was able to witness the care that was given to the animals and land cultivated by my family.
“6Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker! 7For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.” — Psalm 95:6-7 (ESV)
Notice there in verse 7 above that we are those that are in His care. In my observation of family caring for livestock and land it was amazing to see the responses that came as a result of that care. The livestock would come when called and wait patiently to be fed of brushed or patted and the land, well the bounty that was received each season was always enough to satisfy the needs of the family.
I know, how is my memory fitting in with my study this morning. Well, the care that was/is given is returned to the caregiver. The livestock and land bountifully provided for the needs of the caregiver. Even when there may not have been thoughts of how the care could be repaid, there was still the giving in worship of the one that cared. I see myself as the livestock, in a sense, of God, my caregiver. I wait patiently to be fed and patted. I do His work and produce bountifully for Him and His glory, even when I am not sure what I am giving to Him in return for His care as He needs for nothing.
I have a duty to not only do the work for God as He cares for me, but as I am human and understand and have the ability to make decisions and have independent thought, I also have a duty to worship God as my caregiver. I not only wait, but I act. I not only produce, but I ask how I can do more. I not only accept His love, but I return it with my love and devotion to Him. I am to be in intentional worship and that worship is due for my caregiver and as noted in verse 6, my “Maker!”
When you look at God, how do you categorize Him in your life? Do you see Him as simply your God? What if you provided worship to God as your “Maker” and caregiver?
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