••••• O LORD, my strength and my fortress, My refuge in the day of affliction, The Gentiles shall come to you from the ends of the earth and say, “Surely our fathers have inherited lies, Worthlessness and unprofitable things. ” Will a man make gods for himself, Which are not gods? ••••• “Therefore behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know My hand and My might; And they shall know that My name is the LORD.” ••••• Jeremiah 16:19-21 NKJV ••••• In Jeremiah’s day the children of Israel […]
Glorifying God Above Self
In John 3:30 John the Baptist says of Jesus, “He must increase, but I must decrease” (NKJV). John had a very specific role to play in furthering God’s Kingdom. We all do and God gives us skills and talents to fulfill that role. I was thinking about my skill/talent the other day and just how good I am at it. I was wondering what other people thought of me, if they were impressed by what I can do, and how I could be better. The truth was, I was quite self-absorbed in that moment. Then God quietly reminded me that my talent was not given to me to glorify myself […]