Tracing God’s Finger in Our Life

How do we acknowledge God? Does that just mean to put Him first in every thing we do or are we supposed to give Him the credit due Him? I have struggled with this thought for awhile now.

I thought of King Hezekiah. Hezekiah was a godly King. God blessed him with great success and wealth and then he became sick. God even told him to prepare to die. He pled with God to heal him. God graciously listened to him and healed him.

Then God tested him. “However, when ambassadors arrived from Babylon to find out about the miracle of his being healed, God left him to himself in order to test him and to see what he was really like.” 2 Chronicles 32:31 [The Living Bible]

Hezekiah became proud. He did not give God the glory so God’s anger came upon him and his people. Later he repented and God did not let his judgment fall on Israel until after King Hezekiah’s lifetime.

In contrast there was David, who trusted God even as a young boy looking after his father’s sheep. He gave God the credit for helping him kill the bear and the lion as they attacked the sheep. God led him on to bigger things. He brought him to fight for the Israelite army and defeat Goliath.

David was faithful in caring for the needs of his sheep. God had Samuel anoint him as king but David didn’t become king right away. He had to run from King Saul for years. Eventually God made him King of Israel, caring for the needs of His chosen people.

Can you trace God’s finger in your life? God wants us to acknowledge His leading in our lives. He wants the credit due to Him. That is how we honor Him.

When we look back at where we started in our career we can clearly see God was in charge as we went from promotion to promotion. As we cleared one hurdle successfully after another we went forward. So do we acknowledge that God prepared the way and led us or do we give ourselves all the credit or maybe even put it down to co-incidence?

“In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths.” Proverbs 3: 6 NKJV

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I want to walk with you spiritually this year, inviting you to read the Bible through from cover to cover; from Genesis 1 all the way to Revelation 22:21. If that sounds too difficult for you and your kids, you can join in again after you have taken a break or join us for the days you’re up to it. I promise that you will understand the Bible in a much deeper way if you read it through from cover to cover in a year’s time.

Accept my challenge to read the Bible through in one year chronologically, including the Old and the New Testament.

Today read:
Deuteronomy 33:1-29
Luke 13:1-21
Psalm 78:65-72
Proverbs 12:25

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