We have an Inheritance.
One of the big concepts that stood out for me was that I am adopted into God's family, and therefore have the inheritance of a 'real' daughter of God. Now this shouldn't be a new or amazing revelation to me, and it isn't. However when I started to think about adoption versus foster care, I realised that I am living as though I am fostered into God's family, at any time I can be moved or removed, which is NOT true! This is the real revelation, I need to correct my attitude. God isn't going to let go of me, he isn't going to give me up, no-one can come along and claim me back, denying me the love and inheritance of the Father.
This brings me to the next concept that hit me like a ton of bricks, comparing God to the eye of Sauron in Mordor. It may seem silly but when I sit down and ask myself "Am I scared of Him searching me afraid of what He will find?" (as if he didn't already know the answer) "Do I really accept that when His all-seeing eye judges me that He will see Christ?" These are hard truths to accept. Something that I need to meditate on an pray about. I know that I am scared that I continue to sin and I know that Jesus has taken every punishment that I could ever need and yet I still fail to believe that I am forgiven and cleaned and ready to take on the inheritance that God has for me.
If God is able to forgive me all my sins, why can't I?
Elyse says that "If you are in Christ, no matter what your day has been like, no matter how many ways you blew it, his life is yours." (p84) This is a joyful thought.
If I know that I have this inheritance because of my secure adoption, then therefore I should act like it. I should be living as though I have this inheritance as though my life in him is secure as though He has saved me from death.
"{Our} Father's generous desire is that {we} fight for {our} inheritance with all {our} strength because this brings Him glory." (p.81)
This is my final quote that has been helping me though this week:
"Only our constant meditation in Christ's love will make us eager to be with him. Without it, we'll be too afraid to be that close to him and, although we will seek to serve him, we won't ever really let him in" (p.89) I think this is the quote that scares and motivates me the most.
Father God, please help me to meditate and remember your love and the sacrifice your son made so that I may welcome you into my heart without fear of your judgement secure in the faith that when you look at me you see Christ and His work on the cross.
Amen
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