Psalm 62:5 (GNT) I depend on God alone I put my hope in him.
My dad used to breed dogs and when puppies are first born they’re utterly dependent on their mother for everything, and they show us what total dependence looks like. Now when we read ‘I depend on God alone’ we have a picture of what total dependence on God is meant to be like.
We’re depending or relying on Him to wake us up in the morning and give us breath, and keep us alive! We depend on Him for our health and strength to go through the day, for food on the table.
Everything we have comes from Him, but sometimes we can slip into self reliance mode and think we’ve done something by our own skill, or when we have trouble we find ourselves saying “what am I going to do?”, instead of saying “God I need Your help.”
It’s good to remember every ability we have to do anything was given to us by God in the first place and that every good gift has come down from God, including careers and jobs. God wants us to be aware He is our source for everything, including our money, our wages or pensions, not the company or government. They are only channels of His goodness and when we’re depending on Him, when one channel closes down, He will open another one to us.
The more we stop and think about our lives the more we realise how totally dependent on God we really are and if we forget then we’re not giving God the glory and honour for it.
You’ve probably heard the saying ‘Well God helps those who help themselves!’, but we won’t find it in the Bible because God never said it!😊 What He did say was that He would help those who need help. Isaiah 41:10 …. I will strengthen you and help you, … Psalm 54:4 But God is my helper. The Lord keeps me alive! Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.
I think the Lord just wants to remind us we need Him every moment and He loves us very much. So let’s praise God and tell Him our eyes are on Him, that we’re depending totally on Him for everything and give Him all the glory He’s due. Amen.😊
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