HE IS ON MY TEAM
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?
Romans 8:31-32
Many mornings most us wake up with "to-do" lists. The lists may be long, they may be loud, and they love to remind us that they are always growing. After all, there's always one more thing to do, right? Some mornings, our minds jump right into an overview of the list as soon as we wake up.
We start strategizing, planning, adding items, and subtracting them and the list can wear us out even before we've walked out the door.
I want to suggest a different approach. Today, rather than focusing on your list, remind yourself of the gospel. Take some time to review all God has done from creation through Jesus' death and resurrection to your birth and your new birth. Remind yourself that God gave His Son for you and that He is the gracious Giver of all things --- including the very breath you use to complain about the lists that He's given you the energy, time, and resources to complete.
God even made this very day so that you might rejoice and be glad in it. Every day is a blessing!
As the apostle Paul proclaimed in Romans 8, God is for you. When you see your day through the lens of the gospel, hear God say, "I'm on your team. No one can stand against you!" Today rest in the truth of the gospel, the reality of God's grace, and the fact that God is on your team.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You for being for me. Today teach me more about what it is to live for You. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.
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