RICH BEYOND MEASURE
“He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?” Romans 8:32
Satan delights in troubling God’s people and one of the most effective tools in his workshop is discouragement. To accomplish his goal he tries to convince us that we are deprived. He tells us that we deserve more, bigger, and better. Before this day is over you will be tempted to complain about something or someone. But yielding to that temptation will just make matters worse.
Our best defense against this trap is to remember what we have by virtue of being a child of God, to focus on what God gives us rather than what we don’t have. God gave His Son to save us, His Spirit to empower us, His Word to guide us, His wisdom to direct us, His goodness to supply us, His mercy to pardon us, His grace to restore us, His joy to strengthen us, His peace to calm us, His gifts to use us, and His promises to cheer us.
So, cheer up child of God, you are rich beyond measure! If God never did anything but save us we would have nothing to complain about. The great God who saves us provides everything we need, and far more than we deserve until we arrive at our heavenly home where there will be no more needs. Focus on that and you have a reason to rejoice. – HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
Humble,TX
Sent by David Stone on Monday, September 29 at 5:03AM
