We Are Joint Heirs with The Owner's Son!

We were looking for a place to eat yesterday and decided to try a tiny little Mexican restaurant by our favorite bookstore.  We were met with a waiter who seated us quickly and brought us chips and salsa. We also received glasses of water without asking. 

As we got our meals, the waiter slipped by regularly and kept our salsa full. He stepped to the table and replaced our half empty glasses with fresh full glasses of the same drink.  He didn’t have to ask whether we were having sweet or unsweet tea – he just knew.  He was quiet and efficient and most of all he met our needs before we had to ask for anything.

God is by no means our waiter. He is the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. But He is so wonderful in His blessings towards us! He seats us at His banqueting table and He lovingly provides all that we could ever need.  He truly meets our needs before we can even ask Him. We don’t always see Him working behind the scenes, but He’s there. Sometimes we think He can’t possibly know what we need, but He knows perfectly.  He doesn’t need a cheat sheet, a reminder or a menu to provide for us. He knows us completely and loves to meet our needs. 

Eventually we had to pay for our meal and leave the restaurant, but with God’s banquet we are able to dine continually on a feast made in heaven and it’s all been paid for by the blood of the Lamb! We are joint heirs with the Owner’s Son, so we are free to come and go as we desire. The blessings are ready and available and the fellowship with our Lord is included because of the Cross.

Oh beloved, the Lord is calling you into sweet, sweet fellowship with Him! He bids you come and dine at His table and let Him meet every single need you will ever have. He knows you intimately, every single flaw, every single hurt, every single trouble, every single doubt. And He is able to provide for you so that you will walk in victory, live in faith, and be free of anything that weighs you down.  He knows it’s been rough, but when you step into His presence and dine at His table you find that the weight of the world lifts from your shoulders and the blessings of His presence refresh, renew and redeem everything.

God loves you and He’s for you and that means all your needs are met in Him as you yield your life and your heart to His call.

Psalm 4:3 You can be sure of this: The Lord set apart the godly for Himself. The Lord will answer when I call to Him.

Isaiah 41:17 When the poor and needy search for water and there is none, and their tongues are parched from thirst, then I, the Lord, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will never abandon them.

Isaiah 65:24 I will answer them before they even call to me. While they are still talking about their needs, I will go ahead and answer their prayers!

Song of Solomon 2:4 He escorts me to the banquet hall; it’s obvious how much He loves me.

Philippians 4:19 And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.

 

All of our Needs are Met in the Gift of God and His Word!

One Christmas I gave one of our daughters a gift certificate for a pedicure.  It was pretty expensive but I wanted her to have something personal, something just for her. I found out later she never used it. She said she didn’t think she’d like a pedicure; she preferred manicures. 

Little did she know that she could have been used it for anything in the shop. Because she didn’t know the truth about the gift, she wasted it.  She never really received the reward for it.  She didn’t use it, but I didn’t waste it because it was bought with love.

The Word of God is our gift certificate. All of God’s gifts, tools and resources are given to those who call on the name of Jesus to be saved.  The Entire Gift Catalog is ours. His Word is a gift and like all gifts we can choose whether we want to receive it or just leave it sitting on a shelf un-used and wasted. But Christ, who gave the Ultimate Gift of Himself has wasted nothing.  Unlike the gift certificate which lost its value after a while, God’s Precious Gift always holds its value and is there for you whenever you call upon Him.

Oh beloved! Maybe you have been saved and you don’t need the gift of salvation again. But you need a way to live a new life in Christ. Or you need a way to make it through the storms of life. Do you find that you need more power than a mere human can muster to live life victoriously? Run to the Lord this morning and open His Gift of the Word of God! Inside those pages, which are God breathed, you will find the answer to all your problems, the outcome of all your struggles and the way to live as an overcomer all the days of your life! Don’t waste a minute trying to figure things out in the flesh, for surely the flesh, even your own, will fail you. But the Word of God will never fail you, will never go out of fashion and will always hold its value for you. Because, beloved, you are valued by God and are loved beyond measure!  That’s why we say Hallelujah to the Lamb!

Joshua 23:14 Not one thing has failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spoke concerning you.  All have come to pass for you; not one word of them has failed”

Romans 11:29  For God’s gifts and His call can never be withdrawn.

I Corinthians 1:14 I always thank my God for you and for the gracious gifts He has given you, now that you belong to Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 4:8  That is why the Scriptures say, “When He ascended to the heights, He led a crowd of captives and gave gifts to His people.”

James 1:17 Every good thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shifting shadow. (NAS)