Who Gets the Credit? | Isaiah 12:4
- Christian Lifter
- Jun 10
- 2 min read
Devotional
“And you will say in that day: “Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his name, make known his deeds among the peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.”
In our last devotional, we discussed Isaiah 12:2 and where our lasting strength comes from. Today I wanted to talk about what our next step must be when we recognize God as our strength.
Just a couple verses later, in Isaiah 12:4, Isaiah says that we must give thanks and make God’s acts known to all people. He doubles down on this just one verse later instructing us to sing praises to the Lord, that it be known in all the Earth!
This isn’t the only place Scripture calls us to make God’s works known among all people. Psalm 105:1 says, “Oh give thanks to the LORD; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!”
It is not enough to just recognize that God is our strength; we must publicly give Him credit and glory.
It’s easy to give credit to God in private, by praying and thanking Him for all that he has done. But what’s not easy is putting pride aside and giving Him credit when someone wants to praise you for your success.
Whether someone compliments our physique, our discipline, our strength, or some other success, we should remember where those blessings came from.
Who doesn’t want a compliment?
That’s human nature.
What’s important is that we recognize where our change came from and we give praise to God publicly for giving us the opportunity to make this change.
If God is truly the source of our strength, then He should also receive the credit for it.
Workout
Today is going to be very similar to last week, but we’re making a few small adjustments. The strength work stays the same, while the conditioning circuit gets a little more challenging.
Today we’re going to do a few more push ups than last week and add some weight to our planks!
Push Day
Strength
Bench Press: 3x10
Seated DB Shoulder Press: 3x10
Weighted Dips: 3x10
Conditioning - 3 round circuit
Push-ups: 15 reps
One-arm Tricep Extension: 12 reps
Weighted Planks: 45 seconds