He Deserves the Credit

"By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life"
 -- Proverbs 22:4 / New King James Version

We have heard the phrase on countless occasions:  "He's a self-made man."  In truth, none of us are self-made.  We all owe countless debts that we can never repay.  Our first debt, of course, is to our Father in Heaven, who has given us everything that we are and will ever be, and to His Son who sacrificed His own life so that we might live eternally.  We are also indebted to ancestors, parents, teachers, friends, spouses, family members, coworkers, fellow believers and the list goes on and on. 

Most of us, it seems, are more than willing to stick out our chests and say, "Look at me:  I did that!" And you did - but in the quiet moments when we search the depths of our own hearts, we know that whatever "it" is, God did that.  And He deserves the credit. 

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"We can never have more of true faith than we have of true humility"  -- Andrew Murray

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Heavenly Father, Jesus clothed Himself with humility when He chose to leave Heaven and come to earth to live and die for all creation.  Christ is our Master and our example. Clothe us with humility, Lord, so that we might be more like Your Son.