2 Samuel, Week 29 - Day 3: Worship That Actually Costs Something

2 Samuel, Week 29Day 3: Worship That Actually Costs SomethingDevotionalDavid walked onto the threshing floor of Araunah and was handed everything for free. The land. The oxen. The wood for the fire. All of it, no charge. David turned it down.His reason should bother you. He refused to hand God an offering that cost him nothing.Hold that up next to your own life. You show up on Sunday, sing a few songs, shake a few hands, and leave satisfied that you did your part. Worship that asks nothing of you is not worship. It is decoration.The blood of Jesus was not cheap. It is the most expensive thing ever spent in the history of the universe. Once that lands on you, the question changes. You stop asking how little you can get away with giving and start asking how much you can put on the altar.You do not earn salvation. You respond to it. Grace is not opposed to effort. It is opposed to earning. A faith that never reaches your calendar, your bank account, your relationships, or your comfort has not yet understood the price.You were not bought with silver or gold. You were bought with the blood of Christ. That does not deserve a nod on your way to lunch. It deserves your whole life handed back to him, and handed back gladly.Bible Verse“knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.” — 1 Peter 1:18–19 (ESV)Reflection QuestionIs there an area of your life where you have been offering God something that costs you nothing? What would it look like to give that area to Him fully?Quote“A worship that costs you nothing is not worship at all. It’s simply decoration. It’s worthless.”PrayerFather, I have treated worship like a routine and called it devotion. Forgive me. Show me plainly what my redemption cost you, and give me the backbone to answer with my whole life. Amen.