Six Great Privileges Of
Grace
Revelation 20:6
When John saw satan bound by Christ and the saints of God reigning with
Christ, his heart broke out with wonder, adoration, and praise. And in his
praise he sets before us these six great privileges of grace. Are you born of
God? Do you trust the Lord Jesus Christ? If you are a believer, these six
privileges belong to you. Meditate upon them and rejoice in them.
1. YOU ARE
"BLESSED"! Lift up your heart! Why should the children of God spend their
days mourning and weeping. If Christ is yours, God is
yours, time is yours, heaven is yours, eternity is
yours. "All things are yours". Every spiritual, heavenly blessing of
grace is yours, unconditionally, in Christ (Eph. 1:3).
2. YOU ARE "HOLY"!
This too is a blessing of grace. It is not a work performed by man. To be holy
is to be purged of all sin by the blood of Christ (Heb. 1:3;
3. YOU HAVE "PART
IN THE FIRST RESURRECTION"! That is to say, you are born again by the
power and grace of God.(Read John
4. UPON YOU "THE
SECOND DEATH HATH NO POWER". If you are blessed of God, made holy in
Christ, and born again by the Spirit of God, there is no possibility of
condemnation for you (Rev. 21:8;I Cor.6:9-11;
5. YOU ARE
"PRIESTS OF GOD AND OF CHRIST"! What a privilege! Every believer is a
priest, with immediate access to and immutable acceptance with the eternal God,
through the blood and righteousness of Jesus Christ.He is our Aaron,our great High Priest.But we are Aaron's sons, those who do
business in the holy place!
6. YOU "SHALL
REIGN WITH HIM A THOUSAND YEARS"! You are a king!And
kings reign!We reign with Christ now over our enemies. We shall reign with
Christ in heaven until this gospel age is over(the
1,000 years). And we shall reign with Christ forever in the new creation.
Don Fortner