+DEV+ Already Built

Date: May 10, 2012 10:44 PM
Topic: +DEV+  Already Built

Already Built

 "When the Lord your God brings you into ‘a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build’ be careful that you do not forget the Lord, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery."  (Deuteronomy 6:10, 12)
Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 6:10-25

Have you ever walked into a blessing? You had no part in building it, yet you enjoyed the fruit of someone else's work.
   
The Israelites understood what it was to enjoy someone else's labor. After the nation spent hundreds of years in slavery and wandered in the desert for forty years, they finally entered the Promised Land. There they took over cities and houses others had developed and built.
  
This may not seem fair, but the Israelites had not been able to enjoy the work of their own hands during their time of slavery. Further, the Promised Land did not belong to the people who lived there, nor did it belong to Israel. It belonged to God, the sovereign Creator, and He could do as He wanted with it.

Jesus Christ is still sovereign, and He has welcomed us into the ultimate already-made haven: His Father's house. In John 14:2 He gave words of comfort, assuring His disciples and us that the home already prepared for us awaits when we put our trust in Him.

Insight: Do You Delight In Knowing That Jesus Already Built Your Foundation Of Faith In Him? Use Your Blessings To Bless Someone Else Today.