Our ‘position’ in Christ
“For who sees anything different in you? What do you have that you did not receive? If then you received it, why do you boast as if you did not receive it?” ~Paul of Tarsus One of the most repeated phrases in scripture in both the old and the new testaments is that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble . A key aspect of that humility that is a prerequisite for the receiving of grace from God is to realize—each day, as best I can—each moment, that my life is a pure gift. All I have and all I “am” is wrapped up in the Creator’s creation of ‘me’ as a human being. It is an imperative for my life as a disciple in yoke with Christ, to acknowledge—each and every day, that today, now , is a gift. We are to receive today with thanksgiving. Moreover, since all we have is given, then we are called upon directly to emulate the Giver and live a life based on Generosity. My own emerging ‘life theory’ has to do