Deuteronomy 9:4 Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the LORD thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying, For my righteousness the LORD hath brought me in to possess this land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD doth drive them out from before thee.
Sometimes we tend to make people more than they really are. This passage is very enlightening. Here we are told that the blessings of God on these people are due not to their righteousness (see Isaiah 64:6), but it was rather because of the extreme wickedness of others. Sometimes we see people getting spiritual victories and think that they must really be something because they are gettin ahead. God may just be exposing the extreme wickedness of those around them, and they shine due to the fact that they aren't so bad. We need to be wary of having the attitude that God is blessing us because we are doing so much for Him. He can use a prophet who has a bad attitude, and hates the people that he is preachin to, to preach a message that sees over 100,000 souls repent.(Jonah) So let's remember, God doesn't need us, He simply chooses to use us. Thank God for His mercy toward me.
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