July 18

 
“Or do you think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience,
not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?” (Romans 2:4)

 
Of all the blessings and goodness of our Lord Master, there is perhaps none greater than His tolerance and patience toward us who are of the flesh and carry about the scars and consequences of endemic sin in our lives. The Word even says that it was He Who came to us. We did not at any time in our lives come seeking Him because we could never hope to approach the Creator on our own. Without God’s leading, we would never have even wanted to! (John 6:44) Even while we were still His enemies, He drew us to Himself by His supernatural power, and then He redeemed us despite who we really were. (Romans 10:5) All of this kindness is reserved for those whom God foreknew and predestined for salvation. (Romans 8:29) Therefore, if your eyes are scanning these words and your heart is filled with the Presence of the Holy Spirit of the Lord, then you are the one who has already tasted of His epic kindness, tolerance, and patience. You are the one who has received the eternal blessing of His goodness wrapped up in your personal acceptance and forgiveness. It is you, beloved, who is the one who lives day by day, hour by hour, saturated to the very core of your being with the goodness of our Creator and Lord Master. You are filled and steeped in His love, protected in His embrace, and promised a timeless future which we will spend with Him in the eternal city of Zion. Therefore, never “think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience” that have led you to this astonishing inheritance in His Kingdom of Power, Love, and Light, in which your place has been reserved from before time began!

 
Before the King at Midday

 
“Blessed Champion of Calvary and Redeemer of my soul, I enthusiastically submit to Your goodness and Your grace today. I ask that You change the vision of my life right now and open my eyes so that I may see Your superior reality – that You have called me to perpetually dwell in Your pure Kingdom on this day and forevermore, even as I walk through this lesser kingdom, sharing Your love and grace all the way to Zion’s gates. Amen.”