In our church service yestersday we sang the song "Ten Thousand Reasons" by Matt Redman.

 

There is something very powerful and, dare I say, anointed about this song and "You Alone Can Rescue", another Matt Redman song we have picked up recently.

The third verse of "Ten Thousand Reasons" says this:

And on that day when my strength is failing
The end draws near and my time has come
Still my soul will sing Your praise unending
Ten thousand years and then forevermore

When we sang this yesterday I was just convicted by the Holy Spirit "yes these words are true". This wasn't just a theological fact, but suddenly it was about me, an assurance that I was in the hands and the heart of a loving God, that my life has meaning and value and my destiny is assured. There is a "Well done" waiting for me on the day. 

Part of this was the feeling that somehow I had achieved the purpose that the Lord planted me on this earth to achieve. That's not to say that I've finished, so much that God is pleased with the way I am living my life. 

For many years I have had moments of doubt about Christianity. Questions pop into my mind like, What if this is wrong? Are you really saved? Are you ready for heaven? Am I really doing all that I should be doing for God?

 Suddenly I find that I am looking forward to that day, to seeing the reality of God's kingdom.

Sure, there is much more to be done, and much of my dreams and visions for the church and for Narrabri remain just that. But for the first time in my life, I feel that if God were to call me to heaven today, I would have no regrets. I don't for a mone tthink that this is going to happen any time soon, by the way.

An imperfect analogy is that we come into the world owing our parents, the community and God a debt for our existence. As we start making our way in life, giving ourselves back to our society and our creator we start paying that debt off. Eventually the mortgage is paid off and we can live without that overhead on our lives. I feel like I'm in credit now, and everything from now on is like a profit, a windfall, a bonus.

Poor analogy I know.  And I don't want to convey the idea that we are in debt to God and have to pay off the price of our salvation.

There is an assurance of God's unfailing love that many of us struggle to appropriate.

God does love you, he does value your presence and he does have an inheritance and a destiny for you. Just keep walking on in humble fellowship with Him.