Give God The Glory

If we go to Deuteronomy Chapter 8 and verse 17, the Word of God says:

“then you say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand have gained me this wealth.”

Verse 18:

“And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.”

Be careful that we don’t say, ”It is my ability, my intuition, my strength that has got me this far.”

Maybe you are just about to get your degree and all those years you studied, who was it who was helping you?

It was Jesus! Don’t forget to give Him the glory.

This business that you have built up from nothing, be careful when people want to pat you on the back and say, “Wow! Well done.”

Remember when you used to get on your knees and say, “Lord, if the rain doesn’t come, then we are done!”

Give God the glory!

When you put on the green and gold jersey, representing South Africa, or whatever nation you belong to, don’t forget to give God the glory.

It always touches my heart when I see these sportsmen run onto the field and then get onto their knees and give the glory to God.

Jesus says, in John Chapter 12, verse 32:
“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself.”

I remember once singing a beautiful hymn in a Methodist Hymn Book and the words go something like this:
The first verse was, “All of me, and none of Him”
The second verse was,” Some of me, and some of Him”
And then the last verse, “None of me and all of Him.”

They asked Martin Luther, what the three greatest virtues were of a man of God.
He said, “Humility, humility, and humility.”
We really need to give God the glory.

On the farm, Shalom, we have a thirty-foot cross and when the sun goes down, we have a time switch and the lights come up. We are not ashamed to tell the world that anything good that has happened on this farm, is due to the Glory of God and nothing to do with ourselves.

One thing I learned years ago as a young preacher is that you never, ever preach down to people.
You always preach up to people and perceive them as better than yourself.
That is why before I preach a sermon, I will always bend the knee because I want people to see that it is all about Jesus and nothing to do with me.

A young Scottish preacher, many years ago in the 1800s by the name of Robert Murray M’Cheyne - he died at 29 years old, mission accomplished.
God used him to start a massive revival in Dundee Scotland, and when people were trying to pat him on the back, he said, “Rather than being an instrument of The Lord, all I was, was an adoring spectator.”

God bless you and have a wonderful day.