June 30

Morning

I have given them the glory You gave Me, so that they may be one as We are one— — John 17:22 BSB

Consider the remarkable generosity of our Lord Jesus—He has given us everything. Even a small portion of His wealth could have made angels rich beyond measure, yet He was not satisfied until He gave us His all. It would have been astonishing grace if He had only allowed us to gather crumbs from His table of mercy. But Jesus does not give half-measures; He invites us to sit with Him and feast. If He had only granted us a modest pension from His royal riches, we would still have cause to love Him forever. But no—He insists that His bride share in all His riches, and He will not be content until she is as wealthy as He is.

He has made us co-heirs with Himself, sharing in all that He possesses. He has poured the entirety of His estate into the treasury of the Church. Nothing in His house is withheld from us—every room, every treasure is ours. He invites us to take as much as we can carry. The vastness of His sufficiency is as free to us as the air we breathe. Christ offers the cup of His love and grace, bidding us drink deeply. Even if we could drain it dry, we would still be welcome to drink, and as it is inexhaustible, we are encouraged to take more. What greater proof of fellowship could there be than this?

“When I stand before the throne
Dressed in beauty not my own;
When I see You as You are,
Love You with unsinning heart;
Then, Lord, shall I fully know—
Not until then—how much I owe!”

Evening

Oh, Lord GOD! You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You! — Jer 32:17 BSB

At a time when the Chaldeans had surrounded Jerusalem, and the land was ravaged by war, famine, and pestilence, God gave Jeremiah a strange command: to buy a field. He was instructed to have the deed of purchase sealed and witnessed, even though, by human reasoning, it seemed impossible that he would ever enjoy the land. It made little sense to buy property in a land that was overrun by enemies, where destruction and chaos reigned. But Jeremiah obeyed, trusting that God's command was all the justification he needed. He knew that God would prove right in the end, even when things appeared hopeless.

Jeremiah reasoned with faith, “Ah, Lord God! You can make this land useful to me again. You can drive out these oppressors and restore peace. You can bring me back to sit under my vine and fig tree in the inheritance I have bought, for You made the heavens and the earth, and nothing is too hard for You.”

This kind of faith was the hallmark of the early saints. They followed God’s commands even when it went against human logic. Noah built an ark on dry land, Abraham prepared to sacrifice his only son, Moses gave up the treasures of Egypt, and Joshua marched around Jericho armed with nothing but trumpets. All these acts of obedience went against common sense, but they were richly rewarded because they acted on God’s command and trusted His word.

Would that we, in today’s world, had more of this bold, heroic faith! If we dared to trust God’s promises more fully, we would see wonders beyond anything we can imagine. Let us take Jeremiah’s confidence as our own: nothing is too hard for the God who created the heavens and the earth!