Save Your people,
And bless Your inheritance;
Shepherd them also,
And bear them up forever.
Psalm 28:9 (NKJV)
Thought for Today: Up high on the closet shelf sits a box. Not an ordinary cardboard box, but a rather ornate box made of the finest mahogany. Positioned in a way for easy access, the box almost looks like it is waiting for its owner to come and admire it. Theresa dutifully takes the box down daily and views the jewels contained within. As she carefully polishes the box, she thinks about her grandmother, who had left it to her along with the jewelry. Handling grandma's jewels and her jewelry box almost bring her back to life. Theresa thinks about how it will be someday when she can pass this precious box on to her children or grandchildren.
Do you have a precious item that you inherited? Perhaps it is something that you admire often and, like Theresa, think about the conferrer and how much he or she meant to you. Did you ever consider that we are God's inheritance, ones that He holds close to His heart? How is it that I, roguish man that I am, can be admired by God and viewed as someone precious in His sight? I can only attribute this to His grace, for I don't deserve to be considered an inheritance.
Are you feeling caught up in yourself today, in the weight of your own sinfulness? All of us struggle with our sinful nature. Yet, regardless of how low you feel today, know that you are so precious to God. Precious enough that He sent His own son, Jesus, to die for that very sin that burdens you today. My prayer is that you can accept His total forgiveness, knowing that Jesus had you on His mind when He so freely gave of Himself on the cross of Calvary.
