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Godly Success

DATE
July 14th, 2022

TOPIC
Godly Success

BIBLE TEXT
King David went in and sat before the Lord and prayed, “Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far?”
1 Chronicles 17:16




When two children climb onto a seesaw in a playground, there is only one rule: to go up, you have to go down. True humility is the ability to look up, no matter how high the mountaintop on which you stand. Just as children work in tandem to soar high in the sky on a seesaw, God lifts us to higher places when we push our pride, our ambition, our thoughts of grandeur down and lift His name for all to see. 

King David was a shepherd boy when God plucked him from the green pastures to rule a kingdom. It must have been a heady experience to have riches, servants, and power at his fingertips. Yet David never lost sight of the fact that God was the resource behind all his triumphs. Even amidst the afterglow of a successful battle, David humbled himself and lifted the name of God high above his own. He had grasped the secret that he was a great ruler because of the might of the one, true King.




PRAYER
GOD, your ways are higher than mine. You have plans for me that I cannot even fathom. Yet it is easy to bask in my successes and forget that it is you who have blessed me. Lord, let me tell someone today about the goodness of God. Help me to lift your name high for all to see.

INSIGHT
Humility is recognizing that God and others are responsible for the achievements in my life.

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