I noticed while watching The Bible on Sunday night that God seems to keep His people at a point of dependency. Of course, we are always dependent on Him. We just don’t always recognize it. It’s the reason a rich man has such a tough walk in the Kingdom of Heaven. He can easily get the idea that his riches can be relied on. The politician can rest on his power. The famous athlete or actor can sit on his fame.
It makes it easy to forget that on Christ we depend. A parent knows that wonderful feeling when a child looks up to him for his safety, food, and peace of mind. He also knows the difficulty when it becomes time to place his dependency elsewhere. As parents, we often fail in that we don’t teach our kids to depend on God. We make them dependent on us or dependent on something else the world seems to offer.
Where are you in your walk? Are things going to well that you are feeling pretty self-reliant? Be careful. He might have to change your circumstances or send a storm into your life to turn you back to Him.
Does it seem that every day is a struggle? Do you need to spend your life on your knees? Be thankful. He loves you and He wants you keeping your eyes on Him. The Point of Dependency is a point of great blessing.
Be thankful for you are blessed.
Nick
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