22:32
The Lord is the only God. He is not one God among many, but the only living Lord. He alone is the Rock, the sure foundation upon which any wise man or woman will build their life. Deciding who is God is a crucial question. Many in the west decide that we are our own God, that we can decide what is right and wrong, and that we can provide all our needs. But such a decision is foolishness, and that is why our societies suffer many of the ills that we do suffer.
22:33
But while God is our shield, we are not passive in this. God did not create us in order to be passive, rather He created us to do stuff. So it is God who arms us with strength. And it is He who makes our way secure. There are two wrong ways of approaching life. One is to imagine that we can handle everything in our own wisdom and strength; events will very quickly demonstrate that this is not so. The other is to think that God will do everything and we have no part to play. The wise way is to do things with God, to walk in step with the Spirit, confident that He will provide the wherewithal.
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