majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Deuteronomy 9:4,
"After the Lord your God has driven them [the Canaanites] out before
you, do not say to yourself, 'The Lord has brought me here to take
possession of this land because of my righteousness.' No, it is on
account of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is going to
drive them out before you."
Moses tells the Israelites that what they are about to inherit from
God is not as a result of their own goodness or righteousness. The
wickedness of the Canaanites is what has provided Israel's opportunity
to receive the land promised to Israel's patriarchs.
In a similar way, I have an inheritance that is mine, that is awaiting
me in heaven. The Lord has provided a place for me at his table. As I
finish out my life here on planet earth, I look forward to the
resurrection of life where I will enjoy eternal pleasures at the right
hand of the Lord, Psalm 16:11. I never want to forget that all of
these wonderful blessings the Lord has bestowed on me are not due to
my goodness or my righteousness. On the contrary, I have no past
performance of goodness or righteousness that would be rewarded in
this way. My life is one that should bring the certainty of God's
judgment in the lake of fire. I am a sinner and deserve a sinner's
eternal death.
The inheritance I hold in the kingdom of God has nothing to do with my
goodness. It is entirely due to the astonishing love God has for all
mankind. In his love he sent his Son to die a miserable death that we
might be forgiven our sins. In what we call his grace, he has provided
us all an opportunity to join him at his table through the gospel
message. All we need do is embrace him in faith! What a heart our God
has!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
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