Wednesday Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:26-29
Key Verse: 1 Corinthians 1:29
29 so that no flesh should glory in His presence.
Devotion:
If there is one thing that we have to learn over and over again it is that we should not lift ourselves up but rather lift up God. As soon as we get caught up in our own imaginations we tend to think so much more of our own selves and our own doing than we should and at that point we start to lift up ourselves when we know we should be praising God for what He has allowed in our lives. We look at the world around us and people are actively encouraged to boast or lift themselves up so that they can feel better. Well that does work for a short while whilst we do things and they work, but as soon as we start to falter and things begin to fall down around us we then find that we have a longer fall than we first feared because we have absolutely nothing to hold on to – we were the anchor.
We do not have to all be scientists of great renown in order to be happy. We don’t all have to have a couple of discoveries under our belts to know that we are safe. God is the one who has given us this world in which to live. He is the one who has provided so much for us and through whom we can look forward to so much in our lives. He is our anchor and He is our rock. As long as we are sure of that and keep that in our minds we are sure to be able to hang on to Him whenever things get tough. But the best part is that as long as we trust Him, He is the one holding on to us – so we don’t even have to fear that we will lose our grip because He has a firm grip on us.
God chooses the people that He knows are best for various things in life. Those choices will often amaze us because we look at what man can do rather than remember what our Lord can do. Nothing is impossible through Him and all things through Him are certain – we just have to listen to what He wants in our lives. That means that we do have to submit to His will rather than thinking we can do things by ourselves. We have to be patient and trust Him to do in our lives His will rather than ours. As easy as it sounds it is not easy to do when we are faced with so much disruption in our lives. Trust in Him.
Points to Ponder:
What are your strengths?
Do you trust God with your strengths?
