As for me, I said in my prosperity, “I shall never be moved.” By your favor, O Lord, you made my mountain stand strong. (Psalm 30:6-7 ESV)
When the sky is blue, the clouds are fleecy, and the sun is brightly shining, we have a tendency to believe it will always be this way, just as David boasted, “I shall never be moved.” Charles Spurgeon, the 19th-century “prince of preachers,” warned that “We are never in greater danger than in the sunshine of prosperity. To be always indulged of God, and never to taste of trouble, is rather a token of God’s neglect than of His tender love.”
It would not be long before the harsh reality of the challenges of daily living would drive David to the only true source of safety and security: the Lord God Omnipotent. David finally understood that his prosperity was not due to his wisdom, strength, or commitment; it only came from the hand of God. David made the cosmic confession that it was God’s favor and God’s faithfulness that made his life strong and secure.
David knew from personal experience that everything good in his life was totally dependent upon God. Every victory in battle was due to the hand of God’s favor on his life. Every obstacle overcome was because God made him an overcomer. This truth deepened his dependence on God in seasons of both success and of scarcity. More than 1,000 years later, the apostle Paul would express this same trust in the trustworthy One: “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength” (Philippians 4:12-13).
The question we all must ask and answer is, Do we know the secret of being content? There is nothing wrong with a bit of boasting in life, as long as we are boasting in God and not ourselves. Do you recognize that it is God who has made you stand strong, regardless of the seasons you are going through? Christian, there is no testimony without a test, and the One who is testing you has promised to bring you through every test more conformed to His image and likeness. Let this truth encourage you today and empower you to keep your eyes fixed on the One who has favored you and is favoring you every step of the way into glory.
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 