God's Provision Brings Glory

Devotional for March 18th.

God's Provision Brings Glory
"Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me." - Psalm 50:15

Did you know that you bring glory to God by calling upon Him when you are in distress? God promised He would deliver you if you turned to Him. You deny the Lord honor that is rightfully His every time you find yourself in difficulty and you fail to call upon Him for help! There may be times when God allows you to reach a point of need so that you can call upon Him, and thus let Him demonstrate to a watching world the difference He makes in the lives of His children. If God never allowed you to experience need, people around you might never have the chance to witness God's provision in the life of a Christian. If you never faced a shortfall, you might be tempted to feel self-sufficient and without any need of God in your daily life.
Pride will tempt you to think that you don't need to seek God's assistance. Self-regard will seek to convince you that you can handle your dilemma through your own wisdom, resources, and hard work. Pride will also rob glory from God and seek to give it to you. Don't allow your pride to take what rightfully belongs to the Lord. Call upon your Lord and wait exclusively upon Him to rescue you. Then give Him the glory that He deserves.
Self-sufficiency can greatly hinder your ability to experience God and bring Him honor. The next time you are in distress, turn to Him!

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I don't know about you, whoever you may be, but in my life I know I've found it hard to turn to God at times simply out of guilt. Likely out of pride as well, but more often out of the feeling of guilt. Why guilt, you ask? Because I've often felt that I was only calling on Him when I needed Him instead of constantly praising Him. I felt that He might resent me for that and not help me. So imagine my relief when I read this particular devotional. =]
It doesn't matter if you and God haven't spoken in minutes, days, months, or years. What matters is that you DO call on Him. He wants us to call on Him, to ask His assistance, to let Him know that we need Him and to give Him all the glory and honor He deserves.
So don't feel pride, don't feel guilt, just allow yourself to feel LOVE for Him and ask Him for help when you need Him and especially when you think you don't.

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