It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor.
Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on Hebrews 8:10 — “This is the covenant I will establish… declares the Lord. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
Once the perfect Mediator paid the price, the foundation was laid for lasting reconciliation. Salvation is more than forgiveness of sins. It brings the sinner into a privileged relationship with God, and every believer in Christ enjoys it. Matthew Henry explains. God covenants with believers to take them into a near and honorable relation to Himself. He will be their God, which means He will be all to them and do all for them that God can be and do. Nothing more can be said in a thousand volumes than is contained in those few words: “I will be their God.” And they shall be to Him a people, to love, honor, and obey Him, heeding His cautions, conforming to His commands, copying His example. Those who have the true God for their God must and will do this. It is their part of the contract. And God will enable them to do it, as evidence that He is their God and they are His people. God Himself establishes the relationship. Then He fills it with grace, suitable and sufficient, and helps us, in our measure, to fill it with love and duty. Anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists (Hebrews 11:6). But more than that, the God who exists is your God. In exchange, He offers you the matchless privilege of being called His people, called to love Him, honor Him, and obey Him. Put it all together, and who but a Christian could declare: I belong to Him, and He belongs to me.
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A godly husband isn’t made in a day. Neither is a godly wife, a godly father, or a godly mother. They’re made in moments like this one — one verse, one choice, one day at a time.
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Grace and peace to you and your home.