The Blessedness of Having Nothing!
February 9, 2010
I have recently been challenged to consider the Lord’s blessings in our lives. The very things that God has given us as blessings, if not handled with care can become the very things that lead to our demise. Blessings from the Lord can steal our hearts, love and affection from the Blesser.
I was reading a portion from The Valley of Vision, it read, “Lawful blessings are the secret idols, and do most hurt; the greatest injury is in the having, the greatest good in the taking away.”
The blessings of God upon the children of Israel are the very things that lead to their demise, what God gave, become more important that God Himself. We are all vulnerable to this very things, if God’s blessings steal our trust in Him and love for Him.
Are there things in our loves that we trust or love more than God Himself, if so, those things, professions, titles, people, activities have become secret idols in our lives. We would do well to purge the attitude that we have towards them.
