There are two couriers that deliver packages into our office
complex. They come pretty much on a daily basis. They bring equipment, office
supplies and even things that someone bought online. Occasionally a package will come that we’re
not expecting. Sometimes I have to sign
for other offices when they’re at lunch or running errands.
We sign for the things they bring, so that the couriers will
be able to give proof that the package was indeed delivered to the right
person. These guys are busy running all over town, all over their route and
around the state to get the goods delivered quickly and to the rightful
recipient.
For some of us, there have been packages delivered to us
that we never asked for. Rejection. Condemnation. Judgment. Revenge. These four packages come
because someone else ordered them for us. While we can’t change how others
feel, we don’t have to accept the package. It isn’t a gift worth giving and it
isn’t a gift worth having. Inside of these four items comes a time bomb. It
will blow without warning and we’ll be left to pick up the pieces.
If you’ve gotten one of these packages, always remember: you
don’t have to sign for them, you never want to open them and you aren’t the
rightful recipient. No matter what you’ve
done, no matter where you’ve been – not one of these packages comes from the
Lord.
The Lord is your only courier. What He brings will astound
you, bless you, protect you and cause you to grow in His knowledge and
favor. The Lord Himself is a courier of
grace – God’s Riches at Christ’s Expense. He is a courier of Blessings – divine
favor from God Himself. His greatest
delivery comes daily and it is perfect love – He first loved us. There are other packages God sends that we can
freely partake of as well. No fear in opening, unpacking and it is guaranteed
to fit every time. Salvation,
Sanctification, Acceptance, Forgiveness, Wisdom. The Holy Spirit Himself will deliver to you
His magnificent fruit: always fresh and enjoyable, free of charge and without limits:
love, joy, peace, kindness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control.
Sign for, open joyfully and use and share without concern
every good and perfect gift that comes from God’s own hands. For His packages are
always available, His supply never runs low and everything He sends you is sent
with love.
Oh beloved, if you’ve taken ownership of things that weren’t
meant for you, throw them out! Give that package to the Lord for He knows what
to do with it. He promises you daily that there is no condemnation to those who
are in Christ Jesus, so you can refuse delivery. The Lord
Himself will never send you fear, worry, turmoil, or any of those other
packages. His gifts are sealed with love, delivered with love and remain with
love. God says to you this morning I AM your source of life. I AM your courier
of all blessings in the heavenly places. I AM your deliverer, your redeemer and
your guide. Trust Me more as you learn to discern the difference between old
packages that need refusal and blessed gifts that need to be opened and
enjoyed.
God loves you and He’s for you and He wants you to accept
His gifts freely and fully!
Numbers 6:24-26 May the Lord bless you and protect you. May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to
you. May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace.
James 1:17 Whatever is good and perfect
comes down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens.
He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.
Ephesians 2:8 God saved you by his grace when you believed.
And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.
I John 3:1 See how very much our Father loves us, for he
calls us his children, and that is what we are!
1 Corinthians 2:12 And we have received God’s Spirit (not
the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given
us.
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