FORGETTING YOUR SOURCE?
Memorise: And thou say in
thine heart, My power and might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth.
Deuteronomy 8:17
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 warming 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
accepted the commendations of men, probably in a public gathering, that your
achievements were made possible by hand work. Many are working to the 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 hand work. You cannot have
it without God’s backing.
How can you prove to God than you have not forgetting
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 you 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 His 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.
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