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God is Not an Elitist
1 Chronicles 13:14 "And the ark of God remained with the family of Obededom in his house three months. And the LORD blessed the house of Obededom, and all that he had."
Quite often in the Scriptures, the name of a person described their character. Such is the case with Obededom. The name "Obededom" means, "a worker of Edom." In other words, Obededom was a common everyday man. Yet, the great thing about this man was that God chose to bless him. God isn't a God Who only blesses the elite of society; quite the opposite is true. God is a God Who blesses the common man. We live in a day where the common man seems to wonder if he is forgotten or even heard. The political system of this day has become one of a bunch of elitists who try to tell the common workingman how they must live their lives. Sad to say that there are even those in Christianity who only want people to believe that only the elite can know what is right and wrong. Yet when you look through the Scriptures, you will find that God uses the common man because He is not an elitist. The blue-collar workingman has hope in the fact that God is not an elitist. The story in the verse above proves that God is not an elitist. God blessed the house of Obededom who was a common person. The same blessings that came upon Obededom can also come upon you. You don't have to be an elitist for God to bless you. If you are a common person, let me remind you that God enjoys blessing the common man. Secondly, one of the reasons why God blessed Obededom was because he was a worker. God blesses those who work. It is amazing how "lucky" the hard worker is. The fact is, the hard worker is not lucky, but they are blessed because God chooses to bless the worker. The harder you work the more God will bless. There are many people who fill time, but there are few people who work hard. If you want God's blessings, then one way to get His attention is through hard work. Lastly, the reason God chose to bless Obededom was because he was not concerned about position, but he was simply concerned with being in God's presence. It is believed that Psalm 84:10 was written about Obededom where it says, "...I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness." As long as Obededom could open the door at God's house and be where His presence dwelt, then he was happy just to be there. When you forget about position and simply desire the presence of God, that is when you will find yourself dwelling in the presence of God's blessings. Christian, let me remind you again that God is not an elitist. God is the God of the common man. You can receive the blessings of God upon your life like anyone else if you will simply do what it takes to get those blessings.
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