Pastor Ed Moreno of New Day Christian Church, Eastvale

By Pastor Ed Moreno

When it comes to the successes and advancements we humans experience in life, are we quick to give God the glory?  Or do we seem to naturally give the credit to ourselves?

David went from being the youngest of eight brothers and a herder of sheep, to becoming a legendary warrior, a great leader, an accomplished musician, a prolific songwriter, and eventually King of the nation of Israel with a promise from God that David’s lineage would be blessed.

But even with all this success and advancement in life, David refused to take the glory to his own soul (2 Samuel 7:18-22a). Instead he gave all the credit and glory to God. David called God great, not himself.

David knew that he was merely a sinful human; that ultimately the only reason he had gotten so far in life is because God willed, allowed, and enabled David to achieve all that he did.

Folks, it is God who gave us our intelligence, our talents, our gifts, our drive, our abilities, and the air we breathe that keeps us alive.  Yes, we have been given free will to choose if we’ll utilize and/or develop what God has given us, but it is still God who has given us all these things.

The Apostle Paul said to his first-century and twenty-first-century readers: “What are you so puffed up about?  What do you have that God hasn’t given you?  And if all you have is from God, why act as though you are so great, and as though you have accomplished something on your own?” (1 Corinthians 4:7)

It’s always important for us to maintain a modest opinion of ourselves.  For again, only if God wills, allows, and/or enables us to achieve and succeed will we do so.  To God be the glory.  Like David, we know what we really are. So shouldn’t we stand in awe and just be grateful that God chooses to work through us at all?

New Day Christian Church meets Sundays at 9:30 and 11 a.m. They are located at 7155 Hamner Avenue, at Schleisman Road. For more information, visit http://www.newdaycc.net.