“7How precious is your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of your wings. 8They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights.” — Psalm 36:7-8 (ESV)
Notice that which God allows for me to have part, His love, His protective wings, His house, and His delights. What a list and frankly a list of the best that God has, and He gives it to me. I am so grateful that God has this for me.
I am a sinner and certainly not worthy of receiving anything except the fruits of my sin. I should encounter death at all that I have committed against God and anyone else. I am not worth that which I am given. I have really done nothing to deserve the love and safety and care that God has for me as I have and will continue to fail Him each and every day.
Yet, God sees to it that I have the best that He has to offer. I don’t just get loved, I get His steadfast love. I don’t just get safety, I get safety in His shadow. I don’t just get enough, I get an abundance from His house. I don’t just get a drink, I get drink from the best of His. I am a sinner and God gives to me as His son and not just to survive, His gives from the best and would consider no less for me.
“9For with you is the fountain of life; in your light do we see light.” — Psalm 36:9 (ESV)
My failures do not stop God from providing the best to me and as seen in verse nine above, I get the life and light. I receive the light of life from God in my life, despite that which I have done to push it away. My sin, where a barrier in most situations, with God and my repentance, I have the best from Him.
What things in life are you receiving? Are you getting what you deserve, or something else? What would you imagine to receive with your repentance and reliance on God, the best He has?
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