My previous posting was rather long. To make up for that, todays is much shorter.
I MENTIONED at the end of the last posting that it is my intention going forward to put a little different emphasis on these Morning Greetings, deviating from my typical “Lessons from the Garden” postings. This does not mean that I won’t occasionally return to a “LFTG” musings; but for now, I plan to venture out and explore under different headings, pathways and corridors those items of thought that may add to and assist us in our Pilgrim’s Journey to effectively bring Every Thought Captive to Christ.
WITH that said, today’s reading is another gem from J.R. Miller titled “We Please God Best.” J.R. Miller is one of my favorite teachers. He was a prolific writer, and Grace Gems has done a masterful job collecting and making his work available: https://gracegems.org/Miller/BOOKS.htm
AS I read today’s offering, it reminded me of a favorite quote from Teddy Roosevelt:
“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – TR
THIS TR axiom is reminiscent of Mark 14:3-9; in part reading: She has done a good work for Me. ….. She has done what she could.
WITH that thought in mind, here’s today’s “The Way” musing: We Please God Best
In the inexorable riches of Christ,
Joe
Neh. 8:10; Isa 30:15; Job 2:10; Jas. 1:2; Prov. 21:30
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We Please God Best from JR Miller, Morning Thoughts
“Go and tell my servant David, This is what the LORD says: Are you the one to build a house for Me to dwell in?” 2 Samuel 7:5
The Lord did not reprove David for his desire to build a temple for Him. Elsewhere God said to him, “you did well that it was in your heart.” If we are desirous of doing some service for God, which is not His will that we should do — He is pleased with our wish to serve Him, though He declines the offer.
Another suggestion here, is that everyone has his own particular part to do in the Lord’s work. David was not to build the temple — that was Solomon’s mission — but David had other things to do which were equally important. Part of David’s mission was to be the hymn-writer for the ancient Church. Who thinks it would have been a grander thing for David to build a temple of stone and gold and cedar?
That gorgeous house — where is it now? But David’s psalms are living yet and are sung everywhere. To every man his work. We please God best — when we accept, and do well and cheerfully, that which God has given to us to do.
