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Today, the scripture talks about how we are "heirs." Heirs are well equipped, loved and connected. That's us folks! When I think of an heir, I think of some fairy tale prince with a bag of gold coins on top of a white horse.
Titus 3: 1: "This Spirit he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life. The saying is sure. I desire that you insist on these things, so that those who have come to believe in God may be careful to devote themselves to good works; these things are excellent and profitable to everyone."
Love that! We are heirs and as such we should devote ourselves to good works...things that are "excellent and profitable to everyone." In other words, it's not enough to be heirs, to be God's beloved children. He has equipped us for "good works." That means we don't just sit on our duffs and feel heir-ly. We should be feel ultimately loved, but also comfortable that we have been well prepared — well packed, that is — to do God's work here on earth.
Today I'm going to go for the uber-tangible exercise of packing a bag with something share-able in it. Most likely it will be a Coke. For newcomers, there's a highly rewarding Lenten deeding activity called "Coking." That is, you hand someone a cold Coke out of the blue and watch the joy unfold. But I'll also be looking for opportunities to use something in my bag of tricks to be a demonstration of God's love for someone out there. What about you? What's in your wallet?
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