2 Samuel 24:22-24 Purified and Transfigured?

 ”Now Araunah said to David, “Let my Lord the king take and offer up whatever seems good to him. Look, here are oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing implements and the yokes of the oxen for wood. All these, O king, Araunah has given to the king.” And Araunah said to the king, “May the Lord your God accept you.” Then the king said to Araunah, “No, but I will surely buy it from you for a price; nor will I offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God with that which costs me nothing.” So David bought the threshing floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of silver.“ II Samuel‬ ‭24‬:‭22‬-‭24‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

a. Let my lord the king take and offer up whatever seems good to him: Araunah had a good, generous heart and wanted to give David anything he wanted.

i. “Had Araunah’s noble offer been accepted, it would have been Araunah’s sacrifice, not David’s; nor would it have answered the end of turning away the displeasure of the Most High.” (Clarke)

b. I will surely buy it from you for a price; nor will I offer burnt offerings to the LORD my God with that which costs me nothing: David knew that it would not be a gift nor a sacrificefor the LORD if it did not cost him something. He didn’t look for the cheapest way possible to please God.

i. “He who has a religion that costs him nothing, has a religion that is worth nothing: nor will any man esteem the ordinances of God, if those ordinances cost him nothing.” (Clarke)

ii. “Where there is true, strong love to Jesus, it will cost us something. Love is the costliest of all undertakings…. But what shall we mind if we gain Christ? You cannot give up for Him without regaining everything you have renounced, but purified and transfigured.” (Meyer)

(Guzik)

Purified and Transfigured?

I ask this question because I am wondering if people that you encounter or work with, do they know by your words and actions that you are a Christian?

Being a Christian in the world can be hard because you will be ridiculed and mocked! But if you keep your actions pure, the people who do the ridiculing may come to you for advice when life becomes difficult for them! I’ve personally seen this and had this happen.

Let His light shine with love through you and be a lighthouse for His kingdom!

Blessings