Deuteronomy 6:10-12
And when the Lord your God brings you into the land that he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give you—with great and good cities that you did not build, 11 and houses full of all good things that you did not fill, and cisterns that you did not dig, and vineyards and olive trees that you did not plant—and when you eat and are full, 12 then take care lest you forget the Lord
The Christian life is one of receiving a kingdom. One that you did not build, did not fill, did not lay the foundation for, and did not produce the fruit that is on the plant.
Luke 12:32
Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
And all of this is gift: generous, joy-filled, good pleasure laden gift. The Father likes doing this sort of thing. He likes securing the land, the borders, the buildings, the trees, the fruit, the fullness and then handing it over to those who contributed nothing to it but their empty hands to place it into.
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