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“Know that the LORD Himself is God ; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves ; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.” Psalm 100:3 (NAS)

“Made in America” should sound familiar, but unfortunately we rarely see that tag on our clothes or that label under our furniture. We’ve grown accustomed to spending our money regardless of what country will profit. So what’s the hype all about – the news media has brought to our attention the impact our spending could make on our own economy if we chose to buy “Made in America.” Problem is most of us don’t know where the items in our home were made; we just know we like them, we bought them and that’s about it. Wonder if we have forgotten that we were “Made By God?” It should sound familiar, but we often shed His designer label for an imitator “Made by Me.” Surveying our accomplishments, careers, possessions, friends, and abilities can convince us that “Me” did all that by ourselves. Self-sufficiency and sheer independence may make us look confident and in charge, but that was never God’s intent. We were uniquely created and destined for a relationship with our God. We had absolutely nothing to do with our birth, our family origin or the date of our arrival. God orchestrated every detail of our existence and regardless of what we may think, we can’t do life without Him. Like sheep desperately in need of a Shepherd, we were “Made By God” to dwell in His pasture and reap the blessings of being totally dependent on Him.

“Father, how sweet to know that you are God, my awesome Creator, and I can fully trust in You all the days of my life.”

For His Glory

Janet Martin
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