PROMOTED BY DEPENDENCE ON CHRIST.

in #steemchurch5 years ago (edited)

In the bible, we can see how God led David to reach the fullness of his calling and how he achieved, through several seasons, the position of king of the nation of Israel.

His story teaches us that the Lord promotes those who DO NOT have a heart linked to personal status and prestige, those who are not driven by self-esteem, self-promotion, or living without depending on Him, because the true promotion, which no one can take away, only comes from God, otherwise it is not a true promotion and a true blessing. David had learned to submit everything to God, to always depend on Him and to consult Him before making a decision.

The Bible speaks to us above all of the satiety in Christ, by virtue of which we have received grace on grace, as declared by John the Baptist ...

John 1:16

because of its fullness we take all, and grace on grace.

God does not want robots, or people who do everything automatically, He wants people who want him fully in body, soul and spirit. He wants our lives and hearts to want him so much that we depend completely on him.


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Our full trust in God demonstrates our total dependence on Christ, when we go through difficulties, and instead of giving way to anguish, we pray confidently knowing and believing that God will solve everything. When we make decisions, and the first thing we do is to ask God for direction because we know that he is omniscient and that the best decision is the one we make directed by God.

When God sees humility in us and we are surrendered at his feet, it is there that the Lord promotes us, because he knows that we are ready for his promotion.

God does not promote a proud, proud person. God knows that a proud person would boast, his ego would be magnified and would be a great stumbling block to other people, a haughty person humiliates others and God does not like that.

Hebrews 13:21

Make you fit in every good work that you may do his will, doing in you what is pleasing in his sight through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

True and lasting promotion is that which God gives us, it is not that which man gives or that which man seeks by his own strength. We must let God promote us. He knows what suits us. So among many people, who are trained for the same activity or work, God will choose us, when our heart is according to His will.

Reference:

The Bible Reina Valera (1960)




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