Psalm 89:38-45

Psalm 89:38-45
Common English Bible (CEB)

  If we don't humble ourselves and recognize our dependence on God, life will give us the chance to remember our place in one way or another.  Every single person on this earth, in one way or another, will at some point be humbled by life.  We'll come up against our limitations, and if we were living as if there were no limitations, that will be a painful moment, whether it is a physical, social or physchological humbling.  It's never fun, but it's incredibly painful if we're living under the false belief that we are greater than any force that might threaten us.
  If, on the other hand, we humble ourselves before God and recognize that He alone is all-powerful and that our very lives are a gift that we do not deserve, two things happen.
  The first is that we live in a state of awe and continual worship toward God, because we realize how generous God is for giving us such free and wondrous gifts like life and salvation and hope and peace.
  The second is that we change the way we view ourselves.  We no longer believe that we are the center of the universe, but we don't feel pride, because we recognize that we did not bring ourselves into being, and we are not keeping ourselves alive and well out of our wisdom and wit.  It's an undeserved gift from someone else who knows us better than we know ourselves.

May we give thanks for life today