August 9

As I was reading today I saw something that is elementary, but I never thought about it in the way I did today. It is the fact that nations are destroyed because they despised the Lord and they defied the Lord. They had their own strength, prosperity and their own gods that they worshipped, even when they worshipped (I say that loosely) the Lord. So God in His anger destroyed these nations and one day, some of them will be built again. It is as if God is sending them a message of humility to get them to turn to Him through destruction. I was thinking - God will use whatever means necessary to humble these nations even if He has to destroy them. Hmmmm….

Then I began to apply this to my life and I became a little afraid. Not in a fearful sense but in a cautious sense. God will destroy whatever need be to humble me so I won’t defy Him. I think the anti goes up when you are in ministry, or at least when you have been walking with the Lord for years. God would rather have us completely destroyed, devoid of any pride and sense of self ability because He could build us back up again to greatness. I am thinking – why don’t I just get rid of all sense of self anything so I don’t have to go through any kind of destruction or occupation by another.

Keep me humble before you Lord. I want my heart to be yours. I have nothing without you, but with you I am great and will attain greater greatness!