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Tuesday... I wonder what would happen if we didn't take the credit?


Nehemiah 6:16b (NLT), "They realized this work had been done with the help of our God."

Tuesday... I wonder what would happen if we didn't take the credit?

Over in the Old Testament in the book of Nehemiah it tells of a major task that through the leadership of Nehemiah was accomplished. The walls of Jerusalem had been torn down and God had laid it on Nehemiah to build those walls back up. It was definitely an almost impossible task but Nehemiah 6:15-16 says, "So on October 2 the wall was finished - just fifty-two days after we had begun. When our enemies and the surrounding nations heard about it, they were frightened and humiliated. They realized this work had been done with the help of our God."


Now, we so many times want to take credit for doing the impossible. It would make such a difference for us. But I wonder what would happen through us if God got the credit?

Psalm 96 tells us what we are to do. Verses 2-3 says, "Sing to the LORD; praise his name. Each day proclaim the good news that he saves. Publish his glorious deeds among the nations. Tell everyone about the amazing things he does."

Now back to Nehemiah. It says, "They realized this work had been done with the help of our God." He did it through Nehemiah. Now, there are so many things that God does and has done on His own.

Back in Psalm 96:5 it says, "The gods of other nations are mere idols, but the LORD made the heavens." Yes, it is amazing what God can and will do and there are times that he wants to do great things through us. He wants us to sometimes help and as we give Him praise and credit He will give us credit for our part. But we must be careful here. Our purpose in all we do is to give God the glory. It is for Him.

Paul writes in Philippians 3:13-14, "No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus is calling us."

We may not get credit here but if we keep at it we will "receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus is calling us."

In verse 21 Paul writes, "He will take our weak mortal bodies and change them into glorious bodies like his own, using the same power with which he will bring everything into control." Now, that sounds amazing, doesn't it? Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning





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