Daily Devotional – ‘In His Footstep’
By Kingdom Support Initiatives (KSi)
August 17th 2023

God’s Delight

‘I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Bible Reading: Jer. 9:23-24

Our God is a God of precision. He says what He means and He means what He says. He spoke to Prophet Jeremiah in today’s Bible text by revealing His mind to the Prophet concerning certain things that He delights in as God. First, God said the wise man should not glory in his wisdom. God is the embodiment of all wisdom and understanding and He will never share His glory with any man. “I am the Lord; that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images” Isaiah 42:8.

Secondly, God said the mighty man should not glory in his strength. Are you a mighty man? You hold a position of authority? Glory not in your strength. Thirdly, God stated clearly that the rich man should not glory in his riches. These three things are termed as important by most humans and they attach so much value to themselves on the account of their wisdom, strength and riches. But God places a higher priority on knowing Him personally and living a life that reflects His attributes of loving-kindness, justice and righteousness. These are the things that God delights in which He wants us to glory in, bask in or boast about.

Action Point: Examine yourself in the light of these words. Do you glory in your wisdom, strength and riches?

Confession: I am God’s delight and my life show forth His glory in Jesus name.

Intercessory prayer: God may the will of our leaders be lost in yours in Jesus name.

Hymn: All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

All things wise and wonderful:

The Lord God made them all.