Friday, March 19, 2021
Lord, You blessed in more ways than I can count. Like the psalmist who was meditating on Your goodness, may I continually echo his words: “I will give thanks to You, Lord, with all my heart. I will tell of all Your wonderful deeds” (Psalm 9:1). However, just like clockwork, with every blessing the evil one comes, tempting me to take the credit. “Look what you did,” the devil whispers. “You’re just a mover and a shaker, aren’t you!” And, once again, I must reject the devil’s lies when I think of the prideful, self-made disaster of a person I would have been if You had not called me to redemption at the cross. With You, Lord God, pride is the worse and ugliest of all sins, since if I take credit for my blessings, I steal the glory that You alone deserve. As Your brother James wrote, “Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father” (James 1:17).
Grateful to give You all the credit, Lord Jesus, amen.
THANKFUL 
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