Psalms 50:7-12
“Hear, O my people, and I will speak;
O Israel, I will testify against you.
I am God, your God.
Not for your sacrifices do I rebuke you;
your burnt offerings are continually before me.
I will not accept a bull from your house
or goats from your folds.
For every beast of the forest is mine,
the cattle on a thousand hills.
I know all the birds of the hills,
and all that moves in the field is mine.
“If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world and its fullness are mine.
Tag: God Has No Need of Our “Gifts”
In the above section God is telling the nation of Israel, through the song leader, Asaph, that He doesn’t need their worship, gifts or skills. That nation of Israel is one of great pride. Paul, in Romans, gives an argument for Israel not having special status when it comes to being Justified (Romans 2-4). God is telling them in the above verses that He owns it all, so whatever they bring is already His. That is an impossible truth for the world to grasp. Everything on the earth and in the heavens and seas is Gods, already. God is not some how more complete when we come to Him. God owns our very breath, so singing to Him is not something that God needs. God owns all the cattle on a thousand hills. He owns the beast, the birds and the beauty of it all. We can come to think so highly of ourselves. Some think that their presence in a church (their membership) somehow makes the church valuable, or privileged. Christ is the only person who makes a church privileged. God is not privileged to have us. If He were hungry He has the entire world to consume.
We often take a look at a big city and the lights inflame the night. We see amazing homes on the ocean, lake or river and stand in amazement of their size ... yet, our God owns it all. God owns the cattle on a thousand hills and their is nothing He lacks. So, our worship does not contribute to His completeness. Our worship simply acknowledges His greatness.
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