Here is a confession we make at The Spoken Word Church: "Anything good, give GOD the credit (thanksgiving and praise). Anything bad, DON'T BLAME GOD!" This goes along with today's Bible reading in Proverbs 19:3:
3 The foolishness of man subverts his way [ruins his affairs]; then his heart is resentful and frets against the Lord.
Isn't that foolish? People make selfish decisions to do things their own way, instead of God's way (sin!). Then, when they reap the results of their very own choices, they blame God! The One, True, Most High, Living, Almighty God of the Bible gets blamed for many things that He had nothing to do with! Look at James 1:17:
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
If something GOOD happens in your life, whether you know Him or not, GOD is the source! He only gives good and perfect gifts! If something happens to us that is not good, then it is NOT God! It will either be an all out attack by the devil because you are doing something right, or it will be the harvest of bad choices and decisions! You WILL know which it is if you continue in fellowship with God! Now look at Proverbs 19:8 to see how to do well and ALWAYS receive good and perfect gifts!
8 He who gains Wisdom loves his own life; he who keeps understanding shall prosper and find good.
AMEN! WE make choices every day! Make YOURS be the right choices that are in line with God's Word, which IS His will! THEN, the harvest we reap will be ALL GOOD! AMEN! Here is another Christmas song from Hillsong called "O Come Let Us Adore Him":
Shalom in Him!
