God Is Still In Control

God Is Still In Control

"But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth."
Deuteronomy 8:18

In the scripture above we see God warning the people of Israel to be very careful, and remember that whatever wealth they had been given came from God's power and not by their own hands. He wanted them to remember that it was Him that had brought them out of slavery and bondage in Egypt, and had provided all their needs in the desert. He did not want them to become arrogant and think that they had done all this on their own, and forget what He had done for them. Most people today are like the Israelites and think that their success in life is due to their own ability, but fail to recognize that their ability to earn wealth comes from God. Just like the people of Israel, God is still trying to remind us that it is not by our hands that we have what we have, but it is by His hands that we have the ability to produce wealth. So often we are just as arrogant as the Israelites were, and think that we have created our own success by our own strength and abilities, not realizing that God's hand is still responsible for whatever success we have. Just looking at what has happened in the stock market these past several years, we see vast fortunes that have disappeared overnight, and should recognize just how fragile our wealth really is. I believe these are messages from God telling us that just as easy as we can make fortunes, He can take them away in an instant. God is still telling us today that our successes and our failures in life is still in His control, and is part of the plan that He has for each of us. Remember that God is still in control and by His hand gives us our wealth.