Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Ownership

Ownership - having by position and possession

The Earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof (1 Corinthians 10:26)
We are joint heirs with Christ (Romans 8:17)
Peace is ours (Psamls 29:11; John 14:27)
Wisdom, knowledge, & joy is ours (Ecclesiastes 2:26)
Prosperity belongs to us (Deuteronomy 8:18; 3John 1:2)
The list can go on and on.

We own everything God owns by position - because we are joint heirs with Christ through the redemptive blood He shed on the Cross. Having by possession is another issue. How do we as believers connect the dots between position and possession. You do know that we can have by position and not by possession, right? Before I go into more details, I would like to open this up for discussion. What do you all think?

Example - have you ever experienced a lack of peace? Clearly the word tells us that God gives His people peace. Here's a hint of where my thought process is going, the position has all to do with God, the possession has something to do with us.

~BDR

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