Consider Who Should Get The Credit

My Utmost For His Highest

 

'Stand in absolute adoring faith “in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God— and righteousness and sanctification and redemption…” (1 Corinthians 1:30). How dare we talk of making a sacrifice for the Son of God! We are saved from hell and total destruction, and then we talk about making sacrifices! We must continually focus and firmly place our faith in Jesus Christ— […]  the New Testament Jesus Christ, who is God Incarnate, and who ought to strike us dead at His feet. Our faith must be in the One from whom our salvation springs. Jesus Christ wants our absolute, unrestrained devotion to Himself. […] Our faith must be built on strong determined confidence in Him. […] Our lives should be an absolute hymn of praise resulting from perfect, irrepressible, triumphant belief.” CHAMBERS

 

In my experience, many Christians – with good intention – give praise to those who give up their lives in their culture to serve God in some fashion.  We label that sacrifice .. as if it somehow is a reflection of righteousness.  Actually it is a reflection of obedience .. the only thing we can and should take credit for .. the exercising of our free will.  Saying “yes” to God’s voice.  There is nothing that we can do in service to our Lord that can compare to what He did for us.  (Romans 5:8-10)  “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from wrath through Him. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.”

 

It is a temptation to take our eyes off of Jesus and look at His reflection in others and then associate the glory that belongs to Christ to the one who bears His resemblance.  Be careful that you keep Jesus in front of you.  That the knowledge and awareness of what He has done for you does not dim.  That the praise He is due is not supplanted by recognition of the faithfulness of a pastor or missionary or passionate Christian to the call of the Lord.  All praise and glory be to the One who has saved us through His great sacrifice.  Soli Deo Gloria (Glory to God alone) ELGIN

 

Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)