Honesty forces us to admit that sometimes, in times of peace
and prosperity, we are tempted to be a bit puffed up and think that it is our
own wisdom and strength that has brought these good times to us. This happened
to David, “As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.” By
your favor, O Lord, you made my mountain stand strong; you hid your face; I was
dismayed.” (30:6-7)
But God did David a favor and hid his face from him. Just as
he did with Hezekiah when he was proud and acted foolishly, “And so in the
matter of the envoys of the princes of Babylon, who had been sent to him to inquire
about the sign that had been done in the land, God left him to himself, in
order to test him and to know all that was in his heart.” (2 Chronicles 32:31)
Isn’t it amazing that God leaving us to ourselves for a time
can be good for us if it causes us to remember that he alone is God and he
alone is the provider of all things for us. The glory and the credit always go
to him and not to us.
Prayer: Father, one of the blessings of aging is the
realization more and more of just how weak I am and how undeserving I am of
your grace, mercy and love. Help me never to forget that you are my Source. I
praise you for your blessings to me and my family. Help me to pass on to them
the truth of your greatness.
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