His!

For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. Amen (Romans 11:36, NKJV). 

How much of this world, even universe, belongs to us?  How much of it belongs to God?  Creation usually belongs to the Creator.  Since God created it all, shouldn’t all rightfully belong to Him? Abraham Kuyper, a towering theologian, journalist, professor and pastor who was elected Prime Minister of the Netherlands at the end of the nineteenth century, once remarked on the sovereign right of ownership of Christ over His creation when he wrote:

Oh, no single piece of our mental world is to be hermetically sealed off from the rest, and there is not a square inch in the whole domain of our human existence over which Christ, who is Sovereign over all, does not cry:

“Mine!"

If all belongs to Him, shouldn’t that impact how we live?  Do we praise Him for His grace expressed to us?  Paul counseled the Romans: For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever.  Amen!” (Romans 11:36).  Will you ascribe praise to Christ and acknowledge His Lordship and ownership over your life?  You’re His!