Achievement

Kinds of human achievement

Accumulation of wealth

Esther 1:4 NASB95

And he displayed the riches of his royal glory and the splendor of his great majesty for many days, 180 days.

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Political power

Genesis 41:41–43 NASB95

Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.” Then Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and clothed him in garments of fine linen and put the gold necklace around his neck. He had him ride in his second chariot; and they proclaimed before him, “Bow the knee!” And he set him over all the land of Egypt.

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Buildings

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Great learning

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Military victory

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Acts of courage

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Spiritual achievements

Romans 15:19 NASB95

in the power of signs and wonders, in the power of the Spirit; so that from Jerusalem and round about as far as Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

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Limitations of human achievements

Human achievements can lead to pride

Isaiah 10:12–15 NASB95

So it will be that when the Lord has completed all His work on Mount Zion and on Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the fruit of the arrogant heart of the king of Assyria and the pomp of his haughtiness.” For he has said, “By the power of my hand and by my wisdom I did this, For I have understanding; And I removed the boundaries of the peoples And plundered their treasures, And like a mighty man I brought down their inhabitants, And my hand reached to the riches of the peoples like a nest, And as one gathers abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth; And there was not one that flapped its wing or opened its beak or chirped.” Is the axe to boast itself over the one who chops with it? Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it? That would be like a club wielding those who lift it, Or like a rod lifting him who is not wood.

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Human achievements can give false security

Luke 12:16–20 NASB95

And He told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man was very productive. “And he began reasoning to himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops?’ “Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. ‘And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take your ease, eat, drink and be merry.” ’ “But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared?’

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Human achievements are ultimately futile

Ecclesiastes 2:11 NASB95

Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun.

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Human achievements do not lead to justification

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God can thwart human achievements

God will overthrow all human achievement that is in opposition to him.

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God’s achievements

God’s purposes are always accomplished

Isaiah 46:10 NASB95

Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’;

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Creation as God’s achievement

Psalm 104:24 NASB95

O Lord, how many are Your works! In wisdom You have made them all; The earth is full of Your possessions.

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Salvation as God’s achievement

Hebrews 7:25 NASB95

Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

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Spiritual resources for human achievements

Achieving things with God’s help

Psalm 127:1 NASB95

Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the Lord guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain.

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Achieving things by faith

Mark 9:23 NASB95

And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If You can?’ All things are possible to him who believes.”

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Achieving things through prayer

John 14:13–14 NASB95

“Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. “If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.

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Achievements out of trials and sorrows

2 Corinthians 4:17 NASB95

For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all comparison,

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Achieving things with the help of fellow believers

Galatians 6:2 NASB95

Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.

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