FORGETTING
YOUR SOURCE?
MEMORISE
And
thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me
this wealth.
Deuteronomy 8:17
READ
Deuteronomy 8:7-14
7 For the
LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of
fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills;
8 A land of
wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil
olive, and honey;
9 A land
wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any thing
in it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig
brass.
10 When thou
hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good
land which he hath given thee.
11 Beware
that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his
judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
12 Lest when
thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;
13 And when
thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied,
and all that thou hast is multiplied;
14 Then thine
heart be lifted up, and thou forget the LORD thy God, which brought thee forth
out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage;
MESSAGE
It is possible for a blessing from God to later
turn into a curse. Ephraim was so blessed that at a point he forgot God.
Deuteronomy 8:7-18 warns against forgetting God after the Lord has prospered
you. Deuteronomy 8:17 says:
“And
thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me
this wealth.”
This warning is still relevant to us today because
even when it is not voiced out, it is implied by many who have achieved great
things that they achieved them because they were smarter, wiser or more
talented than others. You surely have forgotten the source of your victory if
you accept the commendations of men, probably in a public gathering, that your
achievements were made possible by hard work. Many are working harder than you
yet they are far from getting to the height you have reached. Good success is
more than skill. It is more than tact or hard work. You cannot have it without
God’s backing.
How can you prove to God that you have not
forgotten that He is the One who blessed you in the first place? It is when you
put Him first in all you do. Malachi 3:8-10 says if you rob Him of His tithe,
He will place you under a curse, but if you bring your full tithe, He will open
the windows of Heaven to release more blessings on you. If you have not
forgotten your source of blessing, you will tithe before even spending whatever
He gives to you. In Genesis 22:1-18, after Abraham finally got a son from God,
he was put to test to see if he loved the gift or the Giver more. God asked him
to go and sacrifice Isaac and Abraham obeyed; but before he could kill the boy,
God stopped him and pronounced an irreversible blessing on him. Are you ready
to part with that valuable thing that God has given to you as proof that you
have not forgotten Him? What is so dear to your heart that you are not prepared
to give to God? That should be the first thing to give to Him to convince Him
that you remember He is your source. Never touch what is His - pay your tithe
in full or even exceed it. Show Him you appreciate and love Him beyond any gift
He gives to you.
KEY
POINT
If you are convinced that God is your source, there
will be nothing He has given to you that you cannot return to Him, including
your life.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
Deuteronomy 12-13;
Job 4:7-21
I give myself away Lord,to you..help me to be strong.I surrender the most valuable thing you have given me back to you.
ReplyDeleteLord have your way in my.
ReplyDeleteI surrender all to You
ReplyDeleteEverything I give to You
Withholding nothing
Withholding nothing