Knowing Your Election of God - Part 909

"For this cause also thank we God without ceasing because when you received the Word of God, which ye heard of us, you received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth -- the Word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe." (I Thessalonians 2:13)

When we ask Jesus to become Lord of our life, and seek His righteousness in what we do, we begin to show our joy by giving thanks to God always, remembering without ceasing our work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ ... knowing your election of God." (I Thessalonians 1:1-4)

Why is this? Because our gospel came not to us in Word only, but also in power and in the Holy Ghost, and as a consequence, "ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the Word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost." (I Thessalonians 1:56) Moreover, we become ambassadors for Christ, praying you in Christ's stead so that you can be reconciled to God.

"For He hath made Him to be sin for us, who knew no sin, that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him." (II Corinthians 5:21)

We then as workers together with Him beseech you, also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. For He saith, "I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee; behold now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation." (II Corinthians 6:1-2)

Therefore, give no offence in anything, that the ministry be not blamed, but in all things approving ourselves -- as the ministers of God -- in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings, by pureness, by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned, by the Word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left ... behold, we live as chastened and not killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich, as having nothing, and yet possessing all things." (II Corinthians 6:4-10)

For now we live, if we stand fast in the Lord Jesus. (I Thessalonians 3:8) Stand in the offering plate.