“Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.”
Lk. 15:31
Living coram Deo means living in a state of expectantly asking for and boasting about the exceeding riches of His grace. He wants us to live each day boldly declaring, “TODAY by grace I am saved through faith, and that not of myself. TODAY’s provision is the gift of God, not of works, lest I should boast.” No matter what our current trials may be, He wants us to be so full of honey grace that our poised lives shout the gospel message: we are alive and attached to the Father of every good and perfect thing Who says, “Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.” (Lk 15:31, underline added) When we receive what we are freely given, then we are able to freely give it out. (Mt. 10:8) We are to “Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.” (Mt 13: 16 MSG) Now that’s spreading the gospel!
To understand the magnanimous statement, “All that I have is yours,” is to understand how many resources the King of Kings has at His disposal. His ALL is ALL there is! His ‘all grace’ means He has “blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” (Eph. 1:3) According to the riches of His grace we are blessed, chosen, holy, blameless, adopted, accepted, redeemed, and forgiven. (Eph. 1:3-8) Not only that, but all wealth, wisdom, strength, and power belong to Him—He is the very source of all created things. (Rev. 4:11, 5:12) If you and I were to give someone all that we have or bless someone according to the riches of our grace (bounty), it wouldn’t go far. But when the King of King gives all that He has, that’s never ending abundance—superfluous, more than sufficient, what is above and over, superior and advantageous. Because Jesus became our curse, His throne of grace is like a honey pot of blessing that is tipped over and never stops flowing. The Bible says, “For you know t
he grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.” (2 Co. 8:9) We trade in our all for His ALL. Not fair, but that’s grace.
Adapted from the Coram Deo Secret
http://www.marisarickerson.com/coram-deo.html
Lk. 15:31
Living coram Deo means living in a state of expectantly asking for and boasting about the exceeding riches of His grace. He wants us to live each day boldly declaring, “TODAY by grace I am saved through faith, and that not of myself. TODAY’s provision is the gift of God, not of works, lest I should boast.” No matter what our current trials may be, He wants us to be so full of honey grace that our poised lives shout the gospel message: we are alive and attached to the Father of every good and perfect thing Who says, “Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours.” (Lk 15:31, underline added) When we receive what we are freely given, then we are able to freely give it out. (Mt. 10:8) We are to “Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you'll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.” (Mt 13: 16 MSG) Now that’s spreading the gospel!
To understand the magnanimous statement, “All that I have is yours,” is to understand how many resources the King of Kings has at His disposal. His ALL is ALL there is! His ‘all grace’ means He has “blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.” (Eph. 1:3) According to the riches of His grace we are blessed, chosen, holy, blameless, adopted, accepted, redeemed, and forgiven. (Eph. 1:3-8) Not only that, but all wealth, wisdom, strength, and power belong to Him—He is the very source of all created things. (Rev. 4:11, 5:12) If you and I were to give someone all that we have or bless someone according to the riches of our grace (bounty), it wouldn’t go far. But when the King of King gives all that He has, that’s never ending abundance—superfluous, more than sufficient, what is above and over, superior and advantageous. Because Jesus became our curse, His throne of grace is like a honey pot of blessing that is tipped over and never stops flowing. The Bible says, “For you know t
he grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.” (2 Co. 8:9) We trade in our all for His ALL. Not fair, but that’s grace.
Adapted from the Coram Deo Secret
http://www.marisarickerson.com/coram-deo.html
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