“And now, LORD, thou art God, and hast promised this goodness
unto thy servant: Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy
servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it
shall be blessed for ever.” (1Ch 17:26-27 AV)
As God’s children, we sometimes don’t realize just how blessed we
are. What this does not mean is blessed
beyond correction. David would fall horribly
with Bathsheba and in numbering the people.
The LORD would correct him for it.
But the failures of his life did not erase all blessings God had
bestowed. David still had sons he could
be proud of. David still had a kingdom,
even though it was threatened. David
still passed on as the most beloved of all Jewish kings. David was still the apple of God’s eye. David still had eternal life. David was still the progenitor of the
Messiah. When the LORD blesses, He blesses forever.
When the child of God stops to consider all that he or she has in
Christ, it is overwhelming and humbling.
From eternal life to the blessings of life, God’s blessings are too
numerous to count. That doesn’t even
count the scripture that reads, “But as it
is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the
heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.” (1Co 2:9 AV) Our finite minds cannot even begin to understand the
blessings that await us in glory.
Which brings us to our application. The bible also says, “Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and
longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to
repentance?” (Ro 2:4 AV) When we reflect
on the grace, and particularly the grace as it applies to blessings, the true believe
will be humbled by it, seeking to improve his life by rejecting sin for the
sake of the kindness shown towards him.
Eternal security is often mocked because doubters assume it is a license
to sin. Not so. The true believer has a livened conscience
that will not allow him or herself to take advantage of so great a grace. The more we meditate upon the blessings and
grace of God, the more motivated we should become to confess and live right!
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