Balance the Natural and Spiritual

The Bible tells us not to put our confidence in things the world considers to be our protection, defense, or strength. However, the man or woman who does not perform well on the job is left behind in today’s competitive world. Not only is this typical of the world at large, but even many Christians promote the importance of identifying our strengths and encourage us to move in them to accomplish God’s will. Yet, in the Bible, we are discouraged from depending upon our own strengths. Instead, we are urged to rely totally upon the Lord.

God wants us to depend upon him, and he demonstrates this throughout Scripture. For example, in Judges 7, God wouldn’t let Gideon fight against another army until he reduced his own from twenty-two thousand soldiers to a mere three hundred so that Gideon could not boast about his army’s strength. In Joshua 6, God told Joshua to walk around Jericho seven times and blow trumpets instead of relying upon his mighty army to overpower his enemy. In 2 Samuel 24, God judged David when he counted his troops to determine the size of his army’s strength, apparently because David took the census out of pride or overconfidence in the strength of his army.

Today, bring every project and endeavor before the Lord as you ask for his power and grace to accomplish it using both your natural gifts and God’s Spirit working together.

Question: Where are you placing your faith today?

Father, I trust you to accomplish your work through me today.

This plan contains devotions based on TGIF for Men: 365 Daily Devotions for the Workplace by Os Hillman. Learn more: https://broadstreetpublishing.com/tgif-for-men/9781424565214/