Own It!

Mr. Bill has this phrase he uses occasionally which describes taking possession of something without intent.  He stopped to help someone in our community one time, which ended up costing him many hours and $100.  Later as he described all that transpired, he summed it up, “I knew I owned it.”

 

Israel’s first king turned out to be brash and foolish.  Because the Amalekites had long been an enemy to the Israelites, God gave King Saul explicit instructions (no wiggle room) how to deal with them.  Saul [remember, he’s brash & foolish] tweaked God’s plan a little and as he began to explain his adjustments, the Prophet Samuel said, “Stop!” (1 Samuel 15: 16).  In other words, the prophet told the king to just hush!  What was King Saul’s problem?  The answer may very well may be in Verses 15 and 30 when speaking to Samuel, Saul used the phrase, “the LORD your God.”  Like, Saul, I suspect many Christians today haven’t made God personal.  They have readily acknowledged Jesus as a prominent figure in history (even Messiah), One to be honored in word, and song and prayer, but He’s never been embraced as genuinely personal.  Can any of us imagine a more personal act of love than when Jesus offered Himself to satisfy God’s wrath against our sin!  During his reign as king, Saul [at times] offered some fair-sounding lip service to God but never seemed to confidently say “the Lord my God.”  Is Christ personal to you?  Do you enjoy a sweet and joyous personal relationship with The Father, Son and Spirit?  I hope you do and can and will say … “I own it!”