In 2Corinthians1:20 it says that all of God's promises find their Yes in Jesus Christ. It is in Him, the Son of God that all of God's promises are made to be true for us as believers. It is in this reality that we can find our comfort, for our lives are unsure and our way is with many struggles, but Jesus walked the way for us and so in this knowledge we have a great assurance of the many promises of God. The richest treasures in the world can not compare to this understanding, to know that we have an unbreakable promise from God for our eternal life. So great is this promise that all other things in life dim in comparison. Why do we need the things of this world when we think of all that we have in Christ? He is our everything.
It is this knowledge that can make it easier for us to commit all to God for the sake of the gospel. There is nothing for us to lose when we already have all that is promised to us. We can commit all that we have in this world to further the gospel and know that we will not be wanting because we already have it all. If God asks of us to give some thing in this world, we should be willing to give it. If there is something getting in the way of our work for Him then we can give it up because we know that there is much greater for us that will come when the Lord returns.
Oh, thank you Lord for this knowledge, this gift from your word! To know that we have all your promises through Christ who has purchased us with His blood. What a comfort for us to know that it isn't our work that brings us Your promises but Christ's work, so that we are not lacking to receive from You the wonderful goodness of your promises. Lord, help us to grow in this, to take it to heart, to commit all to you for it is worth nothing compared to what you have already given us. Lord, even in our trials when the world says we should despair bring us comfort in the wonderful knowledge of Christ's work on our behalf.
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