Crater Lake Oregon by Dee Kamp
Winners
Every Time
“Another
contest,” my husband grumbles as he sorts the daily mail. “There is a contest
for everything you can imagine these days. And they always seem to promise you
will be a winner for sure this time!”
We
have all been drawn at one time or another to hopefully have the winning
ticket, the winning number. And these days it seems people will even risk their
lives to be a winner. I’m not a reality show television fan, but I’ve noticed it’s
a fever pitched contest between others today from losing body weight to decorating
a wedding cake. It seems so many people are in a frenzy to be a winner!
“So do not throw away this confident trust in
the Lord.
Remember the great reward it brings you!
Patient
endurance is what you need now,
so
that you will continue to do God’s will.
They
you will receive all that he has promised.”
Hebrews 10:35:36 NLT
We
are all winners when we chose to love Jesus and acclaim Him to our Lord and
Savior. There is no competition for this between us, no waiting in line to be
chosen, no works we must perform, talents to display, no raffle tickets to buy,
or cakes to decorate or weight to gain or lose. He calls us His own where we
are, just as we are.
We
don’t need to be better looking, stronger, more intelligent, or as some would
say-just lucky. When we give our heart to Jesus we are chosen winners every
time. God does not promise us we will win every contest we enter, but He does
promise us to win His forgiveness for our sins when we confess them and to be
with us every step of the way in this journey of our lives.
Winning
as the world offers it up is only temporary, but we have won God’s heart
forever when we confess Jesus as Lord. God’s love, compassion and mercies are
new every day and leads us to His winner’s circle in heaven.
“God
does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises…leading
us along the best and straightest path to Himself.”-Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“Winners
Every Time” by Dee Kamp, Grace Every Morning Ministries© May 27, 2015
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