Wednesday, July 07, 2010

Earning Heaven

“What must I do?”
the lawyer’s question
to earn life eternal
a seat in God’s courts
at the end of my days

The words already there
if we could achieve them
loving our God utterly
all that we are
and loving even the stranger,
our enemy, as ourselves

That tall order
for the bliss sublime
no man achieved this
that is why he came
that we would be restored
earning heaven by his sacrifice



July 7, 2010
Luke 10:25-28
Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Alive Now Daily Reflections
http://alivenow.upperroom.org/daily-reflections/daily-reflections-for-july-5-11/
for July 5, 2010 to July 11, 2010
by Nancy Ferguson (You can visit her website at www.BlueTreeResources.org)
for July 5, 2010
read July 6, 2010, reread July 7, 2010


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