My morning devotional really hit home yesterday, so I thought I'd share an exerpt. I needed the reminder that it's not about me.
God's glory is the result of His nature and acts. He is glorious in His character, for there is such a store of everything that is holy and good and lovely in God that He must be glorious. The actions that flow from His character are also glorious; but while He intends that they should display to His creatures His goodness and mercy and justice, He is equally concerned that the glory associated with them should be given only to Himself. Not that there is anything in ourselves in which we may glory; for who makes us different from another? And what do we have that we did not receive from the God of all grace? Then how careful we out to be to walk humbly before the Lord! The moment we glorify ourselves, since there is room for one glory only in the universe, we set ourselves up as rivals to the Most High...Shall the clay pot exalt itself above the man who fashioned it upon the wheel?...Or the drops of the ocean struggle with the storm? Give to the Lord, all you righteous, give to the Lord glory and strength; give to Him the honor that is due His name. It is, perhaps, one of the hardest struggles of the Christian life to learn this sentence - "Not to us, O Lord, not unto us, but to Your name give glory." Psalm 115:1
~Charles Spurgeon, Morning by Morning
thinking of you are you start school. i pray the Lord will bless you with grace and wisdom each day and your serve and instruct the classroom of kids he has given you this year.
ReplyDeleteby the way, thank you for this post. God was right in encouraging your heart to share it with others. I was very encouraged to remember it is not about me, and more often than not, steal God's glory for myself.
what devotional is it by the way?
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for your prayers at the start of school...
ReplyDeleteThe devotional is Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon - it is wonderful!