"A king is not saved by his large army, and a giant shall not be saved by his immense strength; a horse is a false hope for salvation, and it shall not be saved by its enormous power." Psalm 32:16-17 (33:16-17)
Today, we have fashioned ourselves to become reliant on just ourselves and our own tools. We utilize all that we do, but we are accustomed to putting our own names on the results. Yet, with this mindset, a simple shortcoming can deal us a major blow in our personalities, because we have nothing to fall back on.
A great example of God's love and support for us is at the Eucharistic table. During the Eucharist, there are many items that are heavily symbolic, the greatest of which are the bread and the wine. God reaches out to us each time we take the communion, reaching out to us by means of foodstuff. Imagine that: God makes the very normal things from life into the body and blood of Christ. If God already does that for us, how much more is God doing?
God is using us as mere instruments in God's master plan. God has a goal set for each and every one of us. We can build ourselves in any way that we want to, but it is only when God moves through us that we can accomplish anything. Machines can have all the programming in the world, but without the supervision of a technician, they can't accomplish anything. In the same way, when we wander around on our own, we can only get so far. It is when we put our lives into God's hands that we accomplish great things.
Another side to this is about how we hold our opinions very closely. Our opinions can be very divisive and deceptive to others - even more so to ourselves. Once again, when we put our lives into God's hands, God will purify us, including our thoughts, so that we can become unified with God and the church all around us. God is reaching to us every day, so there is no excuse for us not to submit our lives to God.
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