Today's
scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:6-7
A few days ago, I quoted Psalm 24:1, which says that “The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein.” Everything belongs to our Creator God.
So why do we struggle with pride or arrogance? Why do we look at all the stuff around us and think, “Look at what I have. Look at what I’ve done.”
We owe our very lives to God, and if He’s chosen to bless us with earthly treasures, then we should be grateful, not arrogant.
It’s the same with any spiritual gifts with which He’s chosen to bless us. I have to admit, this is an area I used to struggle with a lot. I’m immensely privileged to speak and/or sing for women’s events, and for many years, I served on worship teams. It was often all too easy for me to think about my gifts. When I thought of those gifts as mine, rather than something from God I should steward, I’d think, “I could do that better.”
It’s only when I finally recognized how weak and incapable I am without God’s work in my life—and that everything I have and am is His—that I was able to give whatever gifts He’s given me back to Him. If He chooses to use me to speak or sing, then it’s a blessing. If He chooses not to, then it’s still a blessing because He’ll use me in another way.
We can’t take credit for anything. We’ve received everything from God, and it is for His glory that all we have—our time, our talents, and our treasures—should be used.
A few days ago, I quoted Psalm 24:1, which says that “The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein.” Everything belongs to our Creator God.
So why do we struggle with pride or arrogance? Why do we look at all the stuff around us and think, “Look at what I have. Look at what I’ve done.”
We owe our very lives to God, and if He’s chosen to bless us with earthly treasures, then we should be grateful, not arrogant.
It’s the same with any spiritual gifts with which He’s chosen to bless us. I have to admit, this is an area I used to struggle with a lot. I’m immensely privileged to speak and/or sing for women’s events, and for many years, I served on worship teams. It was often all too easy for me to think about my gifts. When I thought of those gifts as mine, rather than something from God I should steward, I’d think, “I could do that better.”
It’s only when I finally recognized how weak and incapable I am without God’s work in my life—and that everything I have and am is His—that I was able to give whatever gifts He’s given me back to Him. If He chooses to use me to speak or sing, then it’s a blessing. If He chooses not to, then it’s still a blessing because He’ll use me in another way.
We can’t take credit for anything. We’ve received everything from God, and it is for His glory that all we have—our time, our talents, and our treasures—should be used.
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