Rich in What Matters to God

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This weekend, a young man I know—a school resource officer—shared something holy.
He was walking the field before a football game, doing what he always does.
The sun was just right. The air was still.
And then, over the loudspeakers, the song “Our God is an Awesome God” began to play.

He didn’t think much of it—until the chorus.
And in that moment, he said it felt like the Lord Himself reached down and touched him.
Tears came. Peace followed.
And he understood, maybe for the first time, that God works in mysterious ways.

That’s what Paul is talking about when he speaks of Abraham.
Abraham didn’t doubt. He didn’t demand proof.
He was empowered by faith and gave glory to God.
And that faith—simple, surrendered, persistent—was credited to him as righteousness.

Not because he earned it.
Not because he built bigger barns.
But because he trusted the promise.

That moment experienced on the field is consolation—a movement of the soul toward God.
A sudden awareness. A grace that says, “Pay attention. God is here.”
And like Abraham, we’re invited to respond—not with certainty, but with trust.
Not with control, but with surrender.

So I ask myself—and I ask you:
Are we rich in what matters to God?

Not rich in possessions.
Not rich in opinions.
But rich in faith.
Rich in surrender.
Rich in moments like that 30-yard line—when God breaks through and says, I am here.

Let us be rich in what matters to God.
Let us notice. Let us respond. Let us give glory.

Lord,
You are an awesome God—
wise, powerful, and full of love.
You touched Abraham’s heart,
and You still touch ours.

Teach us to trust Your promise,
to be rich in faith,
not in things that fade.

Help us see You in quiet moments,
in music, in sunlight,
in the peace that follows surrender.

Make us poor in spirit,
so we may be full of grace.
And when You come,
may You find faith in us.

Amen.