God's Provision Brings Glory

"Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me."
Psalm 50:15

"Did you know that you bring glory to God by calling upon Him when you are in distress? God promised He would deliver you if you turned to Him. you deny the Lord honor that is rightfully His every time you find yourself in difficulty and you fail to call upon Him for help!

There may be times when God allows you to reach a point of need so that you can call upon Him, and thus let Him demonstrate to a watching world the difference He makes in the lives of His children. If God never allowed you to experience need, people around you might never have the opportunity to witness God's provision in the life of a Christian. If you never faced a shortfall, you might be tempted to feel self-sufficient and without any need of God in your daily life.

Pride will tempt you to think that you do not need to seek God's assistance. Self-regard will seek to convince you that you can handle your dilemma through your own wisdom, resources, and hard work. Pride will also rob glory from God and seek to give it to you. Don't allow your pride to take what rightfully belongs to the Lord. Call upon your Lord and wait exclusively upon Him to rescue you. Then give Him the glory that He deserves.

Self-sufficiency can greatly hinder your ability to experience God and bring Him honor. The next time you are in distress, turn to Him!"

"Experiencing God Day by Day"

Henry T. Blackaby

Richard Blackaby

My Way or the Highway!

"For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are My ways higher than your ways,
and My thoughts than your thoughts." Isaiah 55:9

"Rarely does God do something exactly as we think He will. Moses experienced this as he learned how God was going to deliver the Hebrews out of Egypt. God told him He would harden Pharaoh's heart. Yet, the result was not what Moses anticipated. Rather than allowing the Hebrews to leave, Pharaoh increased their hardship. Rather than becoming a hero among the Hebrews, Moses was despised by them for bringing greater suffering. Moses returned to the Lord and asked, 'Lord, why have You brought trouble on this people? Why is it You have sent me?' (Exodus 5:22).

Much of the frustration we experience as Christians has nothing to do with what God does or doesn't do. It has everything to do, rather, with the false assumptions we make about how we think God will and should act.

Have you ever done the will of God and then things seemed to become worse? Moses completely misunderstood what the results of his obedience to God would be. When things did not turn out as he anticipated, Moses became discouraged. God had told Moses what to do, but He had not told Moses what the consequences would be. It is foolish to attempt to do God's work using your own 'common sense.' God does not eliminate your common sense; He consecrates it. He gives you His wisdom so you can understand His ways.

As you look back on God's activity in your life, you will recognize the supreme wisdom in how He has led you. As you look forward to what God may do, be careful you do not try to predict what He will do next. You may find yourself completely off the mark."

Experiencing God Day by Day

Henry T. Blackaby

Richard Blackaby