The Nile of Africa, which spans 6,650 kilometers (more than 4,100 miles) and flows northward across several northeastern African countries, is the world's longest river. Over the centuries, the Nile has provided sustenance and livelihood for millions of citizens in the countries it passes through. Currently, Ethiopia is building what will become Africa's largest hydropower dam on the Nile. It will be a great resource for the area.
Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, claimed to be the Nile's owner and originator. He and all Egypt boasted, "The Nile belongs to me; I made it for myself" (Ezek. 29:3, 9). They failed to acknowledge that God alone provides natural resources. A result, God promised to punish the nation (vv. 8-9).
We are to care for God's creation, and not forget that everything we have comes from the Lord. Romans 11:36 says, "For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever!" He is the One who also endows humanity with the ability to manufacture and invent manmade resources. Whenever we talk about a good thing that has come to us or that we have accomplished, we need to remember what God says in Isaiah 42:8, "I am the Lord; that is my name! I will not yield my glory to another". To God be the glory - great things He has done!
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