Zoe Hatcher's Blog

Joshua 21: "44 The LORD GAVE THEM REST on every side, just as he had SWORN to their forefathers. Not ONE of their enemies withstood them; the LORD handed ALL their enemies over to them. 45 Not ONE of all the LORD's GOOD PROMISES to the house of Israel failed; EVERY ONE WAS FULFILLED."

I was taught to ask God too much was being pretentious. He's given us enough as it is, right? And who am I to think I deserve anything? These things are true... To a point. I am no one. And I deserve death. But... In Christ I'm a co-heir with Him. Not through anything I've done. The only thing I did was call out to him. The only thing I keep doing is surrendering to Him. That's the beauty. That's why Christ is worthy of being praised. What he did was very costly to Him (just watch the Passion this week to be reminded...) He made us righteous. Because he loves us. He knows that the Father is faithful to his promises to the righteous. He wanted us to share in that. So he died for us so that we could recieve that cleansing and the righteousness. And share in the promises of God. Wow. A much cheaper illustration would be that we are dirty homeless people and Christ is our sponsor into the country club. So we get to golf and swim and play tennis, not because we're rich, but because we know who we're with... Just a thought...
Study the promises of God. Know what Christ's sacrifice bought for you. And thank Him...