Monday, November 9, 2026
Acts 17:28 (ESV)
for
“‘In him we live and move and have our being’;
as even some of your own poets have said,
“‘For we are indeed his offspring.’
Reflection
Have you ever noticed how easy it is to live as though you are the source of your own life? You wake up, check the list, and start working to hold your world together. Strength, wisdom, energy, and breath all seem like things you carry in your own pockets.
Paul tells a different story. Standing before people who worshiped everything but the true God, he declares that in Him we live, and move, and have our being. Every heartbeat is a gift. Every step you take is borrowed strength. You did not generate the breath in your lungs this morning, and you cannot keep it going by willpower for even one more second.
This is humbling, but it is also tremendously freeing. If you were the source of your own life, you would be in constant danger of running dry. But you are not the source. You are a dependent creature held by a faithful Creator, and the One who holds you is not weary or distracted. He does not lose track of you.
Even better, the gospel tells us this God is not distant. In Christ, the One in whom we live drew near and gave His life so that we could be His children, not merely His creatures. Your weakness does not disqualify you. It simply shows you where to look.
Lord, I confess that I often live as if I hold myself together. Remind me today that every moment is Your gift, and let me rest in the One who sustains me. Amen.
Sources & attribution
Devotional from Morning Selah.
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