Welcome, friends, to another
broadcast of Morsels for Zion's Poor. We will soon go through
the celebration of a day which is called Thanksgiving. Most
will eat too much, visit with friends and family, take a nap,
or maybe watch a little football on TV. And some will even take
time to say thanks to the Lord for a few brief moments during
the blessing before the feast. The natural religious mind of
man is easily satisfied with a few perfunctory prayers which
seem so fitting on such a day. All men without exception have
tasted of the temporal blessings of God on the earth, and whether
they have acknowledged it or not. Ten lepers cried out for
healing to the Lord, saying, Jesus, Master, have mercy on
us. But only one returned to fall at his feet and give him
glory. When the Lord ministered on the earth, healing the sick
and feeding the multitudes, raising the dead, He had large crowds
of people that followed Him and clamored to be near Him. However,
the day came when most of those crowds ceased to pursue Him.
He turned to the twelve who were left and said, Will ye also go
away? And Simon Peter answered Him
with the clear compassion of faith when he said, Lord, to
whom shall we go? Thou hast the words of eternal
life. and we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ,
the Son of the living God. The men of this world are often
temporary and even religious followers of Christ to some extent. Some even perform great feats
in his name and give some evidence of being his true disciples.
The true sons of God, however, are those who are desperately
compelled to worship him without limit and can find no place of
satisfaction in their ability to render due glory and honor
unto his most worthy name. One leper returned to give him
glory and true thanks for the blessings he had received. He
is typical of that remnant which the Lord has reserved for himself
in the earth and is now calling to worship him. The true followers
of Christ are thankful for eternal blessings. It is quite common
and often merely a matter of conscience for men to thank God
for temporal blessings. While this is not to be scoffed
at, nor should any man neglect to offer such thanks, yet this
type of thanks is but the activity of the natural religious mind
and does not require any spiritual illumination. The sons of God
are most assuredly thankful for these temporal blessings, knowing
that it is from His hand and according to His grace that they
have received anything. However, their mind is moved
to dwell upon thanks for blessings totally unseen and unknown to
the natural man, giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made
us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in
light, who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and
hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son, in whom we have
redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins.
Those blessings which they are most desirous of are those which
shall not fade away when this world is passed into history.
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loatheth us with benefits, even
the God of our salvation. Selah. God's children are sure
that all of their blessings flow from His undeserved favor and
mercy, and they do not in any sense feel themselves worthy
of such kindness. The true followers of Christ
are zealous for His glory and thankful to see Him glorified.
The delight of the sons of God is to see Jesus Christ exalted.
Paul said, but God forbid that I should glory save in the cross
of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto
me, and I unto the world. The sons of God have no confidence
in the flesh, and counted is nothing before Him who is the
King of kings and Lord of lords. They gladly joined with all of
the saints to sing, and they sung a new song, saying, Thou
art worthy to take the book and to open the seals thereof, for
Thou was slain and has redeemed us to God by Thy blood out of
every kindred and tongue and people and nation, and has made
us unto our God kings and priests, and we shall reign on the earth. The true followers of Christ
are desirous of manifesting their thankfulness by being conformed
to His likeness. Paul said, But what things were
gained to me, those I count in loss for Christ. Yea, doubtless,
and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge
of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss
of all things, and do count them but done, that I may win Christ. and be found in him, not having
mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which
is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of
God by faith, that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection,
and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his
death. God is so gracious to his children
that they cannot help but desire to please him in all things.
Their greatest delight will be to hear him say, well done, good
and faithful servant. Thou hast been faithful over
a few things. I will make thee ruler over many things. Enter
thou into the joy of the Lord. For a free CD containing 15 of
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