Christ the Giver of All Things.

I have been going through 2 Samuel in my daily reading and as I came across one line, it made me stop and think. I was reading Chapter 8 that talk about David’s victories. Verse 6b says, “And the LORD gave victory to David wherever he went” It could have been framed any other way like, “David was victorious” or “David had victory wherever he went”. But scripture is specific and gives credit to God. So did David as we see in verse 11.

So do we give credit to when we have victories? It could be an exam done well, or an appraisal at work based on your hard work or even the ability to understand the Word and apply in your life. Let us not forget the giver of all things.

The Psalm that comes to my mind right now is Ps 127:1-2

“Unless the LORD builds the house,

Those who build it labor in vain.

Unless the LORD watches over the city ,

The watchman stays awake in vain.

It is in vain that you rise up early and

Go late to rest,

Eating the bread of anxious toil;

For He gives to His beloved sleep.

So have you thanked the Lord for all your victories?

Where do you stand today in your Christian Walk?

I am always freaked out when I need to get an evaluation done. Whether it was for education, sports or health. An evaluation is the revelation of truth. I always know that the results will show me where I exactly stand. Sometimes it is good, other times not that great. But how ever disappointing an evaluation can be, I would know my weak areas and thus be able to work on it.

It’s the same with our Christian walk. We need to evaluate ourselves with the word of God and see where we stand. Are we still babies in the Christian faith, or have we grown? Do we daily delight in spending time studying His word and in prayer? Any specific sin areas in your life you have asked the Lord to help you conquer?

“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise” Eph 5 : 15

Therefore let us be careful of how we live our life as we are living it unto the Lord. There will be a lot of hard questions we might have to ask ourselves to really figure out where we stand in our Christian walk. But that is the only way we can move forward in the faith.