Todays list: 10 Reasons God Doesn't Owe You Anything (with minor commentary as to why, listed in ascending order today)
1. He made you--just as the macaroni art I made in first grade isn't owed anything by me as its creator, God doesn't owe anything to His creation as its Creator. Anything He does provide is a gift of grace.
2. He does not need you--God did not have a human-shaped hole in His heart that only you could fill (sorry to disappoint you...). He did not create you because He needed you, but simply because He desired to create you (and to redeem you, but we'll see that later in the list...)
3. He has given you a whole universe in order to see His infinite genius--an almost infinite universe which shows His infinite power and wisdom.
4. You've rebelled against Him--You have sinned against Him (think 10 Commandments).
5. You've rebelled against Him constantly--You sin against Him everyday.
6. He has given you abundant blessings daily--think house, car, wife, kids, job, working lungs.
7. He lets you borrow His air--You have gulped down air that He made without thanking Him nearly enough.
8. He has given you a revelation of both Himself and yourself--aka the Bible.
9. He sustains your life--you've rebelled against Him daily, He has given you blessings, you have refused to thank Him--and yet He continues to give you life.
10. He has offered to forgive you--not only has He put up with your rebellion, but He has also made possible a way for you to be forgiven through repentance of your sin and faith in Jesus Christ, who obeyed God's law perfectly as a substitute for all those who put their trust in Him.
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