Does God Owe You Something?

(29 July 2010)

Often I get the feeling that people are angry, believing that God owes them something. Does God owe you something? There is an easy way to tell. Condemnation! For if you are waiting for punishment, conversely, you are also waiting for a reward. If you are fearful over a coming punishment, then you are anxious over some reward you believe you deserve. As believers we are in Christ; unbelievers are out of Christ. If we are in Christ, then He has received our punishment and gives us our rewards based not on what we do, but on what we allow Him to do through us.