Rewards
March 6, 2010
“See, he brings his reward with him as he comes.”
“God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he has poured out on us who belong to his dear Son. He is so rich in kindness and grace that he purchased our freedom with the blood of his Son and forgave our sins.”
Isaiah 40:10b; Ephesians 1:5, 7
encouragement for today
Earlier we saw from Isaiah 40 that the Messiah will “bring his reward as he comes.” What is his reward? We are—the children he has redeemed by his blood. The Father’s desire was to adopt us into his own family, and it gave him great pleasure to have Jesus, his Son, do this for him. This plan was born of love from beginning to end—love from the Father to the Son and to his adopted children, love from the Son to the Father as he comes with his reward and presents us to the Father.
—Diane Eble, author of Abundant Gifts: A Daybook of Grace-Filled Devotions
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