Dave and I were talking last night and I asked him which Christmas Carol he really liked. What do you think he said?
Little Drummer Boy. No where in Scripture do you find the story of a little drummer boy. But all through the Bible we find that God gave His best. Since He did, should we give anything less than our best to Him?
Our best is relative. Jesus pointed that out to His disciples one day as they were in the temple.
“Jesus was sitting in the temple near the offering box and watching people put in their gifts. He noticed that many rich people were giving a lot of money. 42 Finally, a poor widow came up and put in two coins that were worth only a few pennies. 43 Jesus told his disciples to gather around him. Then he said:
I tell you that this poor widow has put in more than all the others. 44 Everyone else gave what they didn’t need. But she is very poor and gave everything she had. Now she doesn’t have a cent to live on.” Luke 12:41-44 CEV
I’ve had people tell me that they’d give God a million dollars but they just don’t have it. That’s a wonderful thought however, the true test of the heart isn’t in what we desire to do but what we do with what we have. There have been times that giving a dollar was harder to do than giving one hundred.
I remember when the kids were in school and came home with a note asking all the parents to give canned goods for the food drive. Our kids wanted to be a part of doing something special for those who were needy. What they didn’t realize was that we would have been considered the needy. I opened the cupboard and took out half of the cans on the shelf. Some went to Kim’s class and the rest went to Koy’s class.
We gave from the heart, desiring to bless others because there were folks out there who really did have less than we did. These are the words I heard in my head.
“For I was hungry and you gave Me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave Me water to drink. I was a stranger and you gave Me a room. 36 I had no clothes and you gave Me clothes to wear. I was sick and you cared for Me. I was in prison and you came to see Me.’
37 “Then those that are right with God will say, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You? When did we see You thirsty and give You a drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and give You a room? When did we see You had no clothes and we gave You clothes? 39 And when did we see You sick or in prison and we came to You?’ 40 Then the King will say, ‘For sure, I tell you, because you did it to one of the least of My brothers, you have done it to Me.’ ” Matthew 25:35-40 NLV
We can be like the widow who gave to the Lord all she had. She gave out of the love in her heart. When we consider that each and every thing we give we give as if we are giving it to the Lord, we should give generously. What a joy to be able to give!
So here we have the premise of the song, Little Drummer Boy.
The Little Drummer Boy
Come they told me
Pa rum pum pum pum
A new born King to see
Pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring
Pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the King
Pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum
So to honor Him
Pa rum pum pum pum
When we come
Little baby
Pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too
Pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring
Pa rum pum pum pum
That’s fit to give our King
Pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum
Shall I play for you
Pa rum pum pum pum
On my drum
Mary nodded
Pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time
Pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for Him
Pa rum pum pum pum
I played my best for Him
Pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum
Then He smiled at me
Pa rum pum pum pum
Me and my drum