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;
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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