“And
Saul said, ‘Blessed are you of the Lord, for you have compassion on me.’”
1
Samuel 23:21
Saul had a hard and vindictive heart. He
was walking apart from God. He was trying to kill David. Some Ziphites went to
Saul and told him the specific spot where David was hiding. Saul replied to
them “Blessed are you of the Lord, for you have compassion on me.” Can you
believe he said that? “Blessed are you of the Lord.” This shows us that anyone
can use religious words and try to appear super spiritual. God is not impressed
with lip service. He knows their hearts. Since He isn’t impressed, neither
should we be. He isn’t fooled. We shouldn’t be fooled either. Jesus said that
by our fruits people would be able to see if we are “real” or “genuine” in the
Lord or not. Don’t just listen to people’s words. Look at their hearts and what
makes them tick. Look at the type of fruit that is coming from their lives.
This shows the trueness of whether they are genuinely “real” or not.
Father, we see from the life of
Saul that anyone can use religious words and try to come across as being super
spiritual. We know that You are not impressed with lip service. May we not be
impressed with lip service either. You are not impressed by people that are
words but not heart. May we not be impressed by people that are words but not
heart either. You can’t be fooled. May we not be fooled either. Reveal to us
their fruits. Show us know whether they are genuinely “real” or not. May we not
be deceived. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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