The Dependent on God.

The Dependent on God.

Jesus began His most famous sermon, the “sermon on the mount” by saying “God blesses those people who depend only on him. They belong to the kingdom of heaven!”.ⁱ

There's a lot to be said for depending on God.

Though King Asa of Judah had a large army, an even larger army from Ethiopia came against him. King Asa prayed to God for help and God gave him victory over the invaders.ⁱⁱ

The psalmist, David writes a lot about trusting God. In the 62^nd Psalm he writes about God being the source of his security and being like a rock. In part he says: “Only God gives inward peace, and I depend on him.ⁱⁱⁱ”

Whether we acknowledge God or not we depend on Him: “The poor and all who abuse them must each depend on God for light.^iv”

God says He is here to help those who are humble and depend only on Him^v.

The people God treasures most are the humble because they depend only on Him^vi.

The apostle Paul (known to Catholics as Saint Paul) writes about how he was forced to be dependent on God. This is known to most Christians as “Paul's thorn” or some similar expression. For the purpose of this posting the exact nature of the “thorn” is not important. What is important is that God told Paul His strength is made perfect when we are weak. In other words God wanted Paul to depend on Him.

Finally it is the only way to Heaven. Jesus said you must not only be born physically but also born of the Spirit^vii, this is done by faith. Biblical faith is the substance of things we can not see and the evidence of things hoped for^viii (which are in line with the Scriptures).

There's much more to be said for being dependent on God, I will let my readers discover it for themselves and/or include it in other posting(s).

I have refered to several English translations of the Bible in writing this which is made easy by e-sword, a free downloadable program. For further information I recommend reading the Bible.

© Ken Glasgow 2009

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iMatthew 5:3 Contemporary English Version.

ii2 Chronicles 14:2-12.

iiiPsalms 62:5 Contemporary English Version.

ivProverbs 29:13 Contemporary English Version.

vIsaiah 57:15.

viIsaiah 66:2.

viiJohn 3:5.

viiiHebrews 11:1.