Bible Verse of The Day – 2-20-23

John 19:30 (NKJV) 30 So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.

It is finished.

These words represented the completion of everything that Jesus did. And they summed up what God intended to do by sending Christ to earth; to offer mankind redemption through His blood.

We need only to accept the gift and apply it to ourselves as individuals.

In that phrase, “it is finished”, there is something else we need to consider.

God was not obligated to offer His son as a redemptive sacrifice for our sins. But He did it anyway.

Additionally, God is also not obligated to do anything further for us.

Let me explain.

You see, despite what many believers think, God is not obligated to do things for us. He is not obligated to supply our needs. He is not obligated to answer our prayers.

And we could go on to create a lengthy list of other things that we think God is obligated to do, but He really isn’t.

Yet, despite this, He does these things for us anyway!

Why?

Because He is faithful, loving, merciful and compassionate. And He loves us beyond our wildest imaginations.

Yes, He is holy and righteous. Yes, He hates sin. And, yes, He will show His anger at times.

But He wants us, you and me, to know His love. So, He does all the things that He is not obligated to do.

We can’t get confused about this, though. He is not our piggybank or our genie in a bottle, standing by waiting to grant our latest wish or desire.

He is not our ATM, standing by waiting to dole out finances simply because we ask for them.

He is God; pure holy, sovereign, and high above everything else. It’s important that we understand that.

He wants our whole heart. He wants our dedication. He wants our obedience.

He wants us to look to Him, not as our God who is obligated to do everything we want Him to do, but as our God who loves us so much that He chooses to do what He is not obligated to do.

So, let’s be sure to give Him our whole heart, our dedication and our obedience, and learn to love Him for who He is, not for what He can do for us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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