1st John 3: 1 – 3
Our adoption as the children of God is made perfect by God's condescending love for us. This love presents us with a HOPE for the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We therefore, have an obligation to purity from our Hope of Heaven. 1st Corinthians 15:19
- God conferred the power and the dignity of His son on us, so by nature and by practice we are MADE and CALLED the children of God (sons of God). We have the right to God's inheritance through Jesus – who is our only access to Heaven.
- The glory of God that pertains to our adoption and sonship is not yet revealed. We need to keep walking by faith and living by hope until our ELDER BROTHER – Jesus appears to take us to where He is. John 14:3
- Our likeness of Christ will impact on our sight of Him when He appears. Being like Him makes us see Him exactly as He is, but the wicked shall see Him as a terror and an avenger.
- The commandment of God and our new nature demand regeneration. There is a level of transformation that Heaven demands from us, and we are constrained by our hope of heaven to do away with all forms of impurities.
- The only assurance against impure desires is to align our lives with the provision of heaven in line with our divine sanctification. As we await the glorious appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ, we should always remember that we are saved by grace, justified by faith and purified by hope.
PRAYER:
- Lord, as I await Your Second Coming, please magnify Your love in my adoption as Your child. Enlarge Your love to me in the way and manner I can easily identify with. Let me see Your glory in Your love for me.
- Lord, let me know that to be “born of God” is to be “born of love”. Help me grow afresh in the love of heaven, so I can be made worthy of Your glorious appearance.
- Lord, please, help me to be well-positioned for the glory of my divine adoption. Grant me the grace to wait in faith, live by hope and walk by faith as I expect the revelation of this glory.
- Lord, fill me with the light and life that will set me apart from the world. Make me more like You so I may see You exactly as You are when You appear. Grant me the insight that will impact on my sight when I see You face to face.
- Lord, in all my endeavours, please bring out the level of purity that measures up with my divine nature. Let my ways be perfected in the holiness that heaven demands and commands.
- Lord, let my hope of heaven constrain me in all my ways. Grant my life a transformative hope – the hope that refuses to indulge in all forms of impurity. Lord, please, baptise me with the hope of Your Second Coming. WE SHALL BEHOLD HIM!!!
We Shall Behold Him
The sky shall unfold, preparing His entrance
The stars shall applaud Him, with thunders of praise
The sweet light in His eyes shall, enhance those awaiting
And we shall behold Him, face to face
The stars shall applaud Him, with thunders of praise
The sweet light in His eyes shall, enhance those awaiting
And we shall behold Him, face to face
Chorus
We shall behold Him
Yes, we shall behold Him
Face to face in all of His glory
We shall behold Him
Yes, we shall behold Him
Face to face, our Saviour and Lord
We shall behold Him
Yes, we shall behold Him
Face to face in all of His glory
We shall behold Him
Yes, we shall behold Him
Face to face, our Saviour and Lord
The angels shall sound, the shout of His coming
The sleeping shall rise from, their slumbering place
And those who remain shall, be changed in a moment
And we shall behold Him, then face to face
Chorus
We shall behold Him
Yes, we shall behold Him
Face to face in all of His glory
We shall behold Him
Yes, we shall behold Him
Face to face, our Saviour and Lord
Yes, we shall behold Him
Face to face in all of His glory
We shall behold Him
Yes, we shall behold Him
Face to face, our Saviour and Lord
Dottie Rambo
