God’s Property
Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, —1 Corinthians 6:19 (NLT)
We are God’s property and it’s all good! He is not an abusive Father. It is not in His heart to do us harm. What does He want to do with us? He wants to lavish us with His love and compassions. He wants us to draw near to Him, so He can be our refuge, a shelter of protection. He wants to catch our tears and make our broken hearts whole again. He desires to fill us with His perfect peace and abundant joy. He longs to share a deep intimate relationship with us for all eternity. Wow! What favor!
Why do we turn away from our Creator? Sometimes it seems like the more God attempts to mend us, the more we work against Him or run away from Him. Could it be that we are like abused children who are so familiar with the abuse, they cannot believe that someone actually wants to show them kindness and do good for them?
We are God’s property and it’s all good! He is not an abusive Father. It is not in His heart to do us harm. What does He want to do with us? He wants to lavish us with His love and compassions. He wants us to draw near to Him, so He can be our refuge, a shelter of protection. He wants to catch our tears and make our broken hearts whole again. He desires to fill us with His perfect peace and abundant joy. He longs to share a deep intimate relationship with us for all eternity. Wow! What favor!
Why do we turn away from our Creator? Sometimes it seems like the more God attempts to mend us, the more we work against Him or run away from Him. Could it be that we are like abused children who are so familiar with the abuse, they cannot believe that someone actually wants to show them kindness and do good for them?
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