Wednesday, February 9, 2011

True Wealth

What's His is Mine, What's mine is His
I feel hope arise when I think on this
Co heirs with Christ in wealth we abound
In all things above and on the ground
I may be poor in the eyes of the world
But my Father is rich and in Him I am full
Of mercy, grace, knowledge and wisdom
Love, hope, and a heavenly kingdom
I may struggle here from day to day
But my Father and His son have paved the way
Christ paid a debt He did not owe
So that my heart and my life might overflow
With riches and wealth beyond what I could imagine
He pours more on me than I could fathom
Why would God make me co heir with Him?
Why would He bless me with all my sin?
Because He loves me, that's why.
He sent His son out of love
And accepting His gift I'm promised a future above
And here on earth His blessings are not withheld
Have you ever seen sunshine or a baby held?
Do you know what it feels like to be in love
Heard the ocean or seen blue skies above?
His richness wraps us up like a band
Surrounding us like our feet in soft sand.
Can you imagine holding the world in the palm of your hand?
My Father longs for you to be co heirs with Him
To share in His wealth from beginning to end
All you have to do is accept His free gift
Then all your struggles and burdens He will lift
He'll carry your burdens He'll help you through
And His riches will abound in you.
Do this and you'll see what life really has to offer
Money and possessions will take a back seat to the Father
True wealth is found in the arms of Christ
True wealth is yours paid with a price
The price of His blood that was shed for you
Imagine that, there's nothing you had to do.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

My Daddy is Rich!

I'm sure most of you are going to immediately think Camryn has come up with this line and think it's funny. Most of you know that MY daddy is not rich and Jason ain't rich either. None of us are. It's not a line out of Camryn's wandering mind. It's truth spoken through the Bible. When I say my daddy is rich, I mean my heavenly daddy...God. You see, as a child of God I am joint heir with Him. What's His, is mine. I haven't ever really given this much thought until this week. Our SS teacher talked about it Sunday morning. A young man in our church talked about it Sunday night. Beth Moore talked about it in my devotional today. I'm thinking there's a theme here. Maybe even a lesson to be learned? I don't believe I've heard this scripture 3 times in 2 days just to ignore it. Galations 4:7 says, "Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.". Have you given that any thought? Joint heirs with God. Wow!! Everything that is His, is ours. It's mine! I'm not just talking money here people! Read these...Phillippians 4: 19 (rich in glory), Eph 1: 7 (rich in grace), Eph 2:4 (rich in mercy), Isaiah 33: 6 (a wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge. I could go on and on. He is rich in everything we could ever want or need! In reading and studying about my rich Father, I think this verse hit home the most. Romans 8: 17 reads, "and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.". We've all suffered at some point or another. We all go through tough times. Lately it's been financially for a lot of people because of the economy. If you are suffering right now, this is good news. No, this is great news!! God's got this! He has what you need to get through this and to be a better person because of it. He promises that. He can take the very worst of circumstances and turn it into something beautiful. He doesn't want us to suffer. He doesn't sit there and think up ways to make life difficult for us. It's because of sin, we suffer. He allows suffering so that we might learn. So that we might grow and lean on Him. He carries us through and in the end we find ourselves blessed. Blessed beyond what our mind is capable of understanding. We find ourselves rich! The closer we get to Him, the more inheritance He gives to us. Now that's exciting! I want that! I want to claim what is mine through Christ. Beth Moore said, "As children of God we are getting stomped on by the enemy who has no right to take that kind of authority over us. You have certain rights and you need to know what they are and you need to exercise those rights.". Read up on your inheritance. It's empowering and exciting! The next time I start complaining about my struggles please smack me across the head and remind me who my daddy is! Who's your daddy? :)