The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and
majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him today and what came to my heart and mind in Hebrews 6:10,
"God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have
shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them."
Our Savior set aside the amenities that accompany his exalted position
as a member of the godhead: God the Son. He did this so that sinful
and fallen mankind might have an opportunity to be restored from God's
own horrific judgment. As God, he became a man by entering the human
race, lived in this cursed world and purchased us from his own
judgment by dying a miserable death on our behalf. He only asks of us
that we embrace him in the faith Abraham modeled so long ago. I
mention these things as a way of illustrating for myself the wonder of
God's character.
As our Lord has done these things… is there anything too big he should
expect from me in return? He reached out to us in his boundless love
for us, expressing a kindness and mercy toward us that we did not
deserve in our rebellion and rejection of him as a race of people. He
has communicated his heart to us in the pages of Scripture, filled our
hearts with his Holy Spirit as a comforting and energizing force in
our lives who produces wonderful things within each of us: love, joy,
peace, patience, kindness, etc. He has provided us wonderful brothers
and sisters in the faith who administer God's grace towards us in its
various forms. He provides us his ear as he invites us to bring our
cares and concerns to him in prayer.
All these things our loving God has done for us. What should I think
he expects from me in return? Even if I gave all he has blessed me
with, even if I gave my life for him - wouldn't that just be expected?
And yet from this verse in Hebrews 6:10, I learn that whatever I do to
help his people, he will remember! Even with all our wonderful Savior
has done for us, what work and love I have shown him, he remembers!
In addition to all of the other matchless perfections of our wonderful
God, our God is a God of appreciation! He remembers!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to
hear from you!
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