Give God the Due Glory

Nehemiah 2:8And the king granted me what I asked, for the good hand of my God was upon me.

As we study the book of Nehemiah, we are so amazed at the selflessness, burden of Nehemiah. We saw how he tarried in prayers and fasting, how he overcame his fears to speak out, how he was in constant communion with the Lord, how he prayerfully planned. We trust that all these noble attributes of Nehemiah brought him so far.

But when we ask Nehemiah, the secret of his victory, he humbly redirects our hearts to the good hand of the Lord. He gives all the glory, honour and praises to the Lord, for He is only worthy! 

He didn’t glorify in himself:

                                 “O My steadfast prayer did this!”,  
                                  “I moved the God of heaven through my fasting”, 
but he said 
                                  "It is the Lord in His mercies did this”.

Yes, dear sisters, what are we glorifying in? 
Are we giving the glory to “our prayers, our fasting, our giving, our noble deeds”  for the victories in our lives? 
Then we are no better than Nebuchadnezzar who gave the glory to his mighty power in building the palace:

Daniel 4:29-30At the end of twelve months he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon, and the king answered and said, “Is not this great Babylon, which I have built by my mighty power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”

Later Nebuchadnezzar undergoing grass therapy (Daniel 4:33), he lifted up his eyes towards heaven, blessed the Most High giving Him praises and honour and was restored. 

May we also dear sisters like Nehemiah, attribute all the glories and praises to our Lord for all the good things in our lives, for He alone is Worthy!!