2 Chronicles 7:14
What does it take to own a car? Keys allow me to start the car. A drivers license allows me to take the care on a trip to town. Insurance is important because it allows me to fix the car if I have an accident. The big thing that a car needs is money. It takes money to buy the car, money to pay for gas and money to buy insurance. Cars are expensive. All of these things are important to operating a car, but they do not make me the owner of the car. I can do all of these things and still not own the car. The owner is the person whose name is on the title. The title is the legal document that makes it crystal clear who the car belongs to. If my name is not on the title then I am not the owner.
As we look at 2 Chronicles 7:14 we see that God has ownership on His people. Right in the beginning of the verse we see God speaking and referring to the people as His. God owns His people and His people belong to Him. That ownership and belonging is a relationship where the people are confident in their position belonging to God who faithfully cares for them. Others recognize those who belong to God because of their connection and confident trust in God who owns them. Like a car there are two possibilities to God’s ownership. The first response is acceptance, belonging and allowing God’s control. The second is simply rejection. There is no middle ground. Ownership is based on God grace not on our actions (Ephesians 2:8-9). Who holds the keys and the title that belong to your life?
For more see 2 Chronicles 7:14 Series
What does it take to own a car? Keys allow me to start the car. A drivers license allows me to take the care on a trip to town. Insurance is important because it allows me to fix the car if I have an accident. The big thing that a car needs is money. It takes money to buy the car, money to pay for gas and money to buy insurance. Cars are expensive. All of these things are important to operating a car, but they do not make me the owner of the car. I can do all of these things and still not own the car. The owner is the person whose name is on the title. The title is the legal document that makes it crystal clear who the car belongs to. If my name is not on the title then I am not the owner.
As we look at 2 Chronicles 7:14 we see that God has ownership on His people. Right in the beginning of the verse we see God speaking and referring to the people as His. God owns His people and His people belong to Him. That ownership and belonging is a relationship where the people are confident in their position belonging to God who faithfully cares for them. Others recognize those who belong to God because of their connection and confident trust in God who owns them. Like a car there are two possibilities to God’s ownership. The first response is acceptance, belonging and allowing God’s control. The second is simply rejection. There is no middle ground. Ownership is based on God grace not on our actions (Ephesians 2:8-9). Who holds the keys and the title that belong to your life?
For more see 2 Chronicles 7:14 Series
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