“Be careful not to forget ADONAI your God…
by not obeying His mitzvoth, rulings and regulations…
Otherwise… after you have eaten and are satisfied, built fine houses…increased your herds, flocks, silver, gold and everything you
own…
you will become proud-hearted.
Forgetting ADONAI your God…
you will think to yourself…
‘My own power and the strength of my own hand…
have gotten me this wealth.’…
No!!!
You are to remember ADONAI your God…because…
it is He who is giving you the power to get wealth…
Deuteronomy 8:11-18 CJB
Father, there has been, much talk about what an exceptional people we Americans are and how we can do anything by just, setting our minds to it and working together to achieve it all. There is a lot of talk about how we are going to restore our name and make an even greater name for ourselves through our achievements.
Father these may be words meant to encourage and uplift, maybe even end up being true but they have a familiar ring to them. Words like these were no doubt uttered and heard on the plains of Shinar by the leaders and people of Bavel. They too spoke of unity, doing great deeds and making a name for themselves. But they set about the doing according to what they desired in their own hearts, trusting in their own strength and to gain glory for themselves. They forgot You Father, disobeyed Your mitzvoth, laws and rulings, became proud-hearted.
Father, we are hearing words that have a spiritual leaning uncomfortably close to flattery, to boastfulness and the proud-heartness of Bavel. Is it because we are swayed by words of flattery?
Father… that we as the governed would be careful not to take the flattery of those aspiring to power too seriously and instead do the thing Your Word instructs: hold everything said up against Scripture for truth and rightness, then be obedient.
May words of confidence, words meant to encourage, be salted with humble words, words that acknowledge that it will be by Your strength, for Your glory and if You will it, that our grand efforts will succeed.
Father may our leaders, and we who are lead, remember that: good envisioned, people with knowhow and dedication, resources and materials to build with… all these You made, and that as successes are achieved, as things great and small are done and rewarding, useful and good, may we not have forgotten that it was by Your strength, by the power of Your own hand and give you thanks…
And Father…that all eyes would be drawn to You.
With love and affection Father…
In Yeshua’s name we pray…
Amen.

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