THE
ELECT OF GOD
Memorise:
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry
day and night unto him,
though he bear long with them? Luke 18:7
Read: Colossians
3:12-17,
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any
man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
14 And above all these things put on charity, which is the
bond of perfectness.
15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the
which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom;
teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.
17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name
of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.
Bible in
one year: 1st Samuel 10:17-13:7, Proverbs 4:20-5:6
An elect is a chosen or preferred person. In Christian
parlance, an elect is someone God, by His grace, has chosen to be qualified as
righteous before Him. The Bible says:
“Who shall lay any
thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that
condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea
rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also
maketh intercession for us.”
Romans 8:33-34
It is a pleasant thing to be an elect of God, because He
watches over His elect. He is not ashamed of them even among His holy angels,
because they are doing Him proud in this pervert generation.
“But now they
desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to
be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.”
Hebrew 11:16
In the light of the above scripture, therefore, the elect
of God has both a moral and scriptural obligation to live in accordance to the
commandments of God. The elect is more mindful of eternal life than the
ephemeral things of this life. At times he suffers trials of cruel
intimidation, marginalisation, and poverty because he cannot sell his
conscience for a loaf of bread. This certainly made Jesus Christ assure us in
Luke 18:7
“And shall not God
avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long
with them?”
The above assertion of Jesus Christ is pleasantly
reassuring to the elect of God who has turned his back against all forms of
godlessness and wickedness. The Almighty God will always be there for all His
elects provided they cry to Him in the days of trouble (Psalms 50:15).
Beloved, are you an elect of God? If not, all it takes is
for you to accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, repent of
your sins and begin to live your life ad approved by Jesus Christ in the
gospels. I pray that the benefits of the elect shall be your portion in Jesus’
name.
Action
Point
Act upon
John 3:3-5 and ask God to make you one of His elects.
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