MY DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion
for Saturday May 2, 2020
Topic:
It Is A Gift
Text:
1 Corinthians 4:7 – 13
Any
sensible Christian has no reason to be proud; all we have, or are, or do, that
is good, are the result of the free and rich grace of God bestowed on us. If
really we understand that we are what we are today just because of the grace
God has bestowed on us, we shouldn’t have any reason to be proud or brag about
our achievements.
Paul made
it clear that the difference between us Christians in terms talents, etc.
depends on the gift we have received from God. Here in our text, Paul asked the
rhetorical questions so they (the Corinthians) could see the silliness of their
prideful positions against one another. We should understand that no one is
better than anyone else. Everything we have; all we’ve accomplished and every
gift we’ve received—all came from God. No one has any right to boast about
anything.
The
problem of looking down on others stems from pride, arrogance and ignorance.
Pride because you have some gifts others have. Arrogance because you thought it
is by your own strength and ignorance because you don’t know that all you have
are gifts from God.
Beloved,
whatever we are or have as at today, are all gifts from God – life, talent,
wealth, good job, etc. Do not think you are deserve or worked harder for it.
Just like salvation (Ephesians 2:8 & 9), it is a gift from God and you should
be humble enough to appreciate this and not to pride yourself about what was given
to you.
Food for Thought: John 3:27
Memory verse: 1 Corinthians 4:7
Prayer:
God, may I not forget that what I am and have are gifts from you. Help me to
use them judiciously to your praise and glory in Jesus name. NB:
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