The People of the Word
Tuesday, 1st Nov, 2016
Rev 7: 2-4, 9-14; 1Jn 3:1-3; Mt 5:1-12a
The seal, the scroll and the Word - the signs of the people of God presented in today's Word. The seal denotes the sovereignty of God which the saints totally acknowledge. The scroll signifies the plan of God that exists from all eternity. The Word is the life of the saints, the true children of God.
Children of God are those who deserve that name by their life and works...not merely for namesake! Let your light shine, the Lord has challenged us. Those who listen to my father and do what He says are those who deserve to be called children of God.
Saints are fundamentally children of God who are recognised so because they had lived a life worthy of that title. We are given the title too; our daily duty is to grow more and more worthy of it.