Struck Me As Funny
(S) Scripture
Then they said, "What shall be the guilt offering which we shall return to Him?" And they said, "Five golden tumors and five golden mice according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, for one plague was on all of you and on your lords.
"So you shall make likenesses of your tumors and likenesses of your mice that ravage the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel; perhaps He will ease His hand from you, your gods, and your land.
1 Samuel 6:4-5 (NASB77)
(O) Observation
In my NASB (1971) copy the word "tumor" is translated as "hemorrhoids". They were to make golden likenesses of their hemorrhoids. That struck me as funny. I cannot imagine what those images must have looked like of how you go about crafting one. The question is what can I get from this passage for me.
(A) Application
As I thought about this here is what I came up with for me. I am to take my most aggravating pain and wrap it in what I value most and give both to the Lord. My pain and what I value, my affliction and my wealth all must be given to God. I think that too often I hold one or the other back. God wants all of me not just part. The offering I bring to Him must be all of me.
(P) Prayer
Lord, I give all of myself to you. All my pain and afflictions, my frustrations and joys are Yours. I give you my wealth and security because apart from you I have nothing. Teach me to love you more deeply and to serve you more faithfully as I continue to grow in my relationship with you. Amen
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