Uriah

You have to stop and take note of the attitude and perspective of the men that followed king David, as illustrated in the story of Uriah the Hittite. When brought from the battle to feast with the king then sent home with "a mess of meat" as the Bible portrays it. But when this Israelite soldier left the king, rather than go to his house and lie with his wife, he slept at the door of the king's house with the other servants. Even when the king made him drunk the next day he still held the same attitude in denying the comfort of going to his house. When asked of his reasoning for such action, he simply said "the ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord are encamped in the open fields, shall I then go to my house to eat and to drink, and lie with my wife? As thou livest, and as thy soul livest I will not do this thing." What a heart of character Uriah had. What an illustration of how a soldier of the cross of Jesus should handle himself in all things. The very first thing mentioned by Uriah was the ark. The significance of this is huge, because the ark is where the presence of Jehovah dwelt. It was the focal point of all worship in his day. The ark represented the moving of God. It symbolized the providing of God. It spoke to the people that God was walking with them. Uriah could have pleasured himself and went his way but in his heart the ark , the people, and his leader were all one body. If one were afflicted all should mourn. If one lacked all should suffer. If one were victorious all should celebrate. Where are the Uraih's of today? There is so much more one could unvail from this little story from the pages of the Old Testament, time would fail me to keep going. But let me make one other point. The name Uriah means "fire of Jah" (Jah being the short version of Jehovah). The fire of God. Wow! So in essence we that are saved and filled with the spirit of God have a Uraih living inside of us. One that prefers his brother. One that doesn't lift himself up. One that is unified with the rest of the body.
I hope this simple message lifts your soul to new horizons in the Lord. I pray your heart mind and soul is strengthened in Jesus precious name.
Amen!