For exaltation comes neither from the east nor from the west nor from the south. But God is the Judge: He puts down one, and exalts another. For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is fully mixed, and He pours it out. Surely its dregs shall all the wicked of the earth drain and drink down.
God is indeed sovereign, and His kingdom rules over all. This means that we don’t determine our destiny all by ourselves. If we are successful in life, we should not boast about our business savvy, or our good looks, or our ability to take risks and be decisive. God is the Judge. We should rather be grateful to God for what He has allowed us to achieve, and to ask ourselves the really hard question: Has my “success” moved me and those I love closer to the Kingdom or further away from it?
The measure of real success after all is the size of your heart; it is not the size of your wallet.
