Ownership not partnership
Soul Snack 194/10 ... God's Property
God has claims over my life that I consistently fail to comprehend. These are deeper than the oceans and stronger than the tides. They are higher than the mountain peaks and as wide as the heavens. They were mercilessly nailed to middle-eastern lumber two millenia ago.
The claims of His cross remain suspended over my life and ALL lives to this very day and then forever.
They are above all claims and hold no competitors. In pride they aren't seen, and in possessions they are found.
In the soul they are entertained, but it is in the spirit they are submitted to -- only then will the body follow.
Jesus died for possession of me, not just companionship with me. Jesus' claims are not for partnership but ownership.
They are radical claims, from a radical death, that I may be His radical disciple.
You are not your own; you were bought at a price. (1 Cor 6:19-20)