Monday, November 30, 2009

Everything is God's...

“Praise be to you, O LORD, God of our father Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all. Wealth and honor come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all. Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.” (1 Chronicles 29:10-13, NIV)

David, in this song of thanksgiving, acknowledges God’s greatness. He honors the One who is ruler over all. And he confesses this important truth: “…everything in heaven and earth is yours.”

Everything! Wealth. Honor. Strength. All that we think we possess. God’s!

Look at the things you have. You have clothes – pants and shirts and skirts and blouses and socks and shoes. Some of you own jewelry. Your wallets and purses have money in them and a credit card or two. You have a coat to wear when it’s cold outside. You own a vehicle to get you to and from work.

All these things are God’s. They are loaned to you for your pleasure and for use in God’s service should he have need of them.

I know you know this already. I’m just reminding you of the truth. It all belongs to God. Thank him for his provision.

To receive my once or twice weekly message via email, send a blank email to webmessage-subscribe@associate.com. Past messages are available at freegroups.net/groups/webmessage.

No comments: