January 7

Who gets the credit when you do something well? If your answer is anything but, “I do,” you’re an extraordinary individual. Most of us haven’t any inclination whatsoever toward sharing the accolades that we feel we deserve for a job well done.

We justify our stance in the matter with all sorts of rationalizations. If we share the credit, we may subject ourselves to losing the credit altogether. If we are quick to include the contributions of others to a project’s success, they may be more highly acclaimed than they have an actual right to be.

And we all relish our moment on the stage. Why share the limelight? Nobody else does. Yet, when we allow any of these attitudes to fill us and to spill over to those who are observing us in our moment of glory, we are tantamount to negating the Word which admonishes that the real praise belongs elsewhere.

Psalm 115:1 says, “Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Your name be the glory because of Your faithful love and steadfast truth.” It is important that we recognize the reality that every good thing that accrues to our account flows from the coffers of Heaven. When we succeed, He deserves the praise. All of it.