Psalm 44:3 - For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword, nor did their arm save them; bit it was Your right hand, Your arm, and the light of Your countenance, because you favoured them.
I must admit I feel favoured right now. God's love, power and wisdom is so evident in my life. The temptation is to feel that its my own abilities but, let's be real: the sequence of events that led me to where I am right now is purely based on God's favour in my life. Every time I recount the testimony of how God took me to Canada the first time, or share the testimony of my salvation, or how the church started or... on and on I hear the miraculous hand of God coming through.
God help me not to take this for granted. Help me not to think it was my sword or strength or finances or wisdom or even my own faith. Even my own faith can become a source of self-exaltation. No, Lord
(v. 8) In God we boast all day long and praise Your name forever.
Help me to boast only in You
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- Che Cowan
- Che Cowan is the lead pastor of Church on the Rock in the tourist centre of Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
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3 comments:
You know, at times I have had to humble myself before God and remember that the only reason that I am where I am in my walk with God and in my life, is because of His grace.
Right now though, I have to be reminding myself that with God's help I can accomplish anything.
Sometimes the temptation is to think that your success came by your own effotrs; at other times (like now) the temptation is to be faithless, forgetting God's strength in light of my own weakness...
This scripture has really encouraged me by helping me to adjust my perspective on some things...So, all of who I am and what I've done and all of who I will be and what I will do is ONLY by God's right hand, His arm, the light of His countenance and His favour.
This is the third time im doing this Bless God for technology even when they give problems.
I do agrre with, I am often times face with that very temptation of believing that it is my FAITH and acts of righteousness why i am where i am. Like you said its the sword and arm of the Lord. Like Zecariah says "Its not by might nor by power but by His Spirit" This thought has just encourage me to pray daily that i will only boast in and of the Lord.
Hey Che! Its funny that I should read this message at a time like this, having just finished med school. Being in the Medical field, one is almost encouraged to believe that your achievements are all based on your own work.
So many times God has allowed things to happen to remind me of His prowess, and to cause me to remember that He's the one in charge.
I'm glad that, because of my firm foundation in Christianity, I am able to recognize that the whings which are achieved by any talent or intelligence that I have is only possible because God Himself provided me with th talent and intellect.
Also, when things aren't going so well, I can depend on the FACT that God doesn't fail, so the porblem(s) must eventually be resolved.
Thanks for the encouragement. I will continue to allow God to use me to achieve that which He want's in my life.That's my true desire.
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