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2…ALL GOD

Good morning! God wants and deserves to receive all the glory for what He has done. The story in Judges chapter 7 shows us how He arranged a situation so that no man could take the credit and all would have to give God the glory. In this story God had Gideon reduce the number of men to fight Midian down to 300 from the original number of 32,000. The Lord did this so no one could boast of their strength and power and all would have to say that God and only God was responsible for the victory. This is just another example of God using ordinary people to carry out His extraordinary plan.

This story got me thinking about the story of my life and the things that God alone should receive the glory for. The first thing that popped in my mind was the fact that I’m still alive. My first heart doctors didn’t see this one coming but the Lord has allowed me to remain here in spite of my failing heart. And not only that I’m still here but that I’m active and still able to serve Him. The next thing that popped in my mind were these morning devotions. I have been writing them since 2013. So let’s do the math: 5 devotions per week x 52 weeks in a year x 6 years = ALL GOD. There is no way I could have come up with these devotions without Him. Sure, I could probably have written a few dozen over the years but coming up with over 1,500 devotions can only be because of God and therefore I give Him all the glory.

So now it’s your turn. What are your God-only glory stories? It’s something good to think about and reflect on but it’s even a better thing to share them. God gets wrongly blamed for so much in life so we should honor Him every chance we get by sharing our stories and giving Him all the glory that is rightly due Him.

God, please help us remember to give You the glory that You so richly deserve. We are nothing without You. Let our stories strengthen other believers and draw unbelievers to You. Amen.