Where's Your Heart?

The hearts of God's people often turn from Him at times only to realize that without His presence and divine intervention, they are completely without hope. Just as the people of Israel time and time again in the book of Judges fell into apostasy and then turned back to total dependence on God, sometimes we too think that perhaps living life in our strength would be more beneficial to us. God counters this however with the statement "Without me, ye can do nothing." Will we as a people continue to rely on our own strength now that we have realized that God's strength is the only strength worth having? I should hope not. I would challenge you (and myself) to realize that it's "...not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit saith the Lord of hosts." May we continue to "lean not unto our own understanding, but in all our ways acknowledge him, and He will direct our paths." Let me leave you with one closing thought. For whose glory are you operating? If for your own, you will operate in your own strength, but if for God, you will realize that your utter dependance must be on Him and Him alone. May God help all of us to flee apostacy and run to the Savior.