Will you ask God to judge you?

Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the Lord; therefore I shall not slide.
2 Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.
3 For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.
4 I have not sat with vain persons, neither will I go in with dissemblers.
5 I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
6 I will wash mine hands in innocency: so will I compass thine altar, O Lord:
7 That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works.
8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth.
9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men:
10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes.
11 But as for me, I will walk in mine integrity: redeem me, and be merciful unto me.
12 My foot standeth in an even place: in the congregations will I bless the Lord. psalm 26
In movies and books we all love a hero. We imagine one who has a power and ability beyond what we find in our self and set them as something to strive to be like. If we fall short it is only because we are just common men trying to reach a standard that is beyond our abilities.
Believers also fall into this thinking; making those who make witness of God's power in their life as men who were more gifted than us common folk.One such character is David; despite his human weakness being laid out before us we tend to think of Him as a spiritual hero who has a blessing beyond our own. However the witness of God in Davids life is not given that we could see David's blessings but that we may comprehend the power of God in our own life.

When David ask God to judge him he is not claiming a greatness beyond those around him. Instead he is saying he is honest with God and trusting God to try him and purge him. He has not made a false pretense of serving God. He will not settle for living by mans will worship of acting holy before men while living in the weakness of mans sinful heart.

When David comes to be cleansed and partake of Gods alter it is not for men to see him but a desire and faith of being redeemed from his life to the life of God in him.His desire is to tell all men of a true salvation from sin not just an outward confession with no inward change.

David has a trust that if he desires God truthfully then a loving God will have mercy and give to Him a true redemption. Do you have the same trust in you or are you busy trying to show men how christian you really are? We can not have two masters; we may please men (including yourself) or God but not both.

God's blessings come by faith not fear

I cringe in my heart when I hear so called ministers implying (if not outright saying) that the blessings of God are financial. The most horrible sin a man can take part in is to imply that God's blessings are for sale.Those who preach that a man will suffer a curse from God if they don't give an offering are bringing a response of fear or greed but never an action of faith. Faith actions come when God speaks to a man and that man acts from a trust in Gods word.
However this post is not about correcting these false teachings but instead it is about my repentance. I have acted from a fear of becoming a hireling and tried to provide for the work of God in my life by myself. I have never asked for any help in ministry. I did this because I told myself if God wanted me to do a thing He would provide a way. While that sounds very much like faith God reveals the heart.
The word of God says give a glass of water in the name of a prophet and receive a prophets reward. It is a way in which we are one;same work together same reward. We are to be one body doing the work God has put in us to do as one body.
I have never been afraid to give but my fear of receiving has caused me to not allow my brethren to take part in Gods working through me. So to my brethren I say I am sorry and to my Father I ask that my fear and trust in myself die in the cross of my Lord and that His life in me will make me walk in humbleness to His will.
Some of you may have noticed I have not posted in a while; the reason for this is my grandbaby gave my laptop a glass of water. I ask for your prayers and faith that God will not only provide another but also the microphone and camera I've been saving for to do video and live bible studies.
I do not believe God's blessings come from financial giving but instead by our giving of all we are to God. This is a hard thing for me to write but there is a button on the side of my blog that reads "if God leads you: donate" so if He does then I ask that you would.
May we all grow in His grace and the knowledge of Him, your brother in Messiah Rick Rosamond.