ALL THINGS ARE YOURS

For all things are yours; whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours. And ye are Christ’s and Christ is God’s. — 1 Corinthians 3:21-23

I love the old Gospel song, “I’m A Poor Rich Man.” As Paul wrote, “Having nothing, and yet possessing all things” (2 Cor. 6:10). What a blessed paradox! I bring Him my nothingness and take His allness.

And there is power to do. “I can do all things through Christ which strengthened me” (Phil. 4:13). “For God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that ye always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work” (2 Cor. 9:8).

But, I am not just to enjoy all this for myself. All things are mine, except myself. “Ye are Christ’s.” I am not my own, I am bought with a price; therefore I ought to glorify God in my body and in my spirit, which are God’s (1 Cor. 6:19, 20).

Move out of Nothing into Everything! It is all in Christ and it is all for you. But, remember, you are then not a depository but a dispenser. “Freely ye have received, freely give.”