18/06/2023
“I’ll be back.” How many times have you heard Arnold Schwarzenegger say that line?
I watched a documentary on him this weekend, and I was impressed.
What impressed me most wasn’t his bodybuilding, or his acting, or his political achievements. I was most impressed by how much credit he gave to others for his success in life.
He said, “You can call me Arnold. You can call me schnitzel. You can call me kraut. But you can’t call me a self-made man. It just isn’t true.”
None of us are really self-made. None of us are self-saved either. None of us have given God so much that He needs to pay us back. (Romans 11:35)
God saved us by His grace. All the credit and all the glory are His.
So, even if we aren’t movie stars or Governors, let’s thank the Lord today for the things He’s allowed us to accomplish in this life. But let’s thank Him most for His grace and the salvation that we could never accomplish on our own.
