Highly Favored

• 2 min. read • grade level: 7

No one has ever been in a more favored position than the Christian living at this time, not even Solomon or Paul or any other highly favored person you could think of. Perhaps you wonder at a statement like this, and yet there are reasons behind it.

First and foremost is the near return of our Lord and Savior to change these bodies of humiliation into bodies of glory and to translate us into His presence with exceeding joy.

Next we would say that God has in these last days opened to us by His Spirit from the precious Word of God, truth that for centuries was obscured in darkness, It is only in these last few centuries that the Bible has been placed in the hands of nearly anyone who desires to have it.

If we Christians today will submit to, and obey the Scriptures, the Holy Spirit will take of the things of Christ and show them unto us. Also He will show us things to come. The future will be clearly known.

Besides the sure hope of the Lord's coming for us, many things that will happen upon the earth are made known. We know that there will be seven years of judgment upon this world and that after this there will be one thousand years of the righteous reign of Christ as King, During this time Satan will he bound and most of the curse will be removed. Men, if obedient to Christ. will live on during all those years.

Even now the Christian in communion can enjoy the Lord's presence by faith. (John 14:21,23²¹He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. (John 14:21)
²³Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. (John 14:23).) Thus we now learn of Him and His ways with us in grace. It is grace and mercy each step of the way. Worship and praise are our privilege and joy at this time, too. We also have good news to announce to this poor world the gospel of the grace of God.

“If any man serve Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall also My servant be." John 12:26²⁶If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honor. (John 12:26). This is a special time for service. The certain nobleman when he went to receive for himself a kingdom and to return, said, "Occupy till I come." Luke 19:12, 13¹²He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. ¹³And he called his ten servants, and delivered them ten pounds, and said unto them, Occupy till I come. (Luke 19:12‑13).

Arc you not glad that you are alive today and belong to the Lord Jesus Christ and have so many favors from Him? Ed.

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