Covenanter Witness Vol. 53 - Rparchives.org

glory.". . PerhapsThe Covenanter JuniorMrs. Philip MartinTHE BOBCAT WEST CLUBWe have been having some very pleasant chats, haven't we? We have beenthinkingabout the blessings that Godgives to all those who answer His "effectual" call. There are blessings whilewe are still living. There are blessingswhich follow our death and last until theend of the world. But do God's blessingsor benefits stop at the end of the world,Martha? No, for Jesus said that "whosoever believeth in Him (God's Son) shouldlife."not perish, but have everlasting So,today we want to talk about the blessings God gives His children from the endof the world and which never stop. We donot know nearly so much of the world tocome as we do about this world in whichwe live. But God has given us enough tomake us look forward to that time. Youwill remember that forty days after Jesusrose from the dead, he went up into heaven. Let us turn to that story as we haveit in the first chapter of Acts. As thepeople were gazing up when Jesus wentup and up and up, two angels spoke tothem. What did they tell the people,Roy, in Acts 1:11? Yes, Jesus is to comeback again.Now let us turn to I Corinthians 15:51, 52 to see something that will happen,when that time (the end of the world)comes. What will happen, Homer, whenthat last trumpet shall sound? Yes, thedead shall rise! Now, let us look in thissame chapter, verses 42-44 and see someof the differences there will be in thebodies of believers. Let us read these togetherWon't it be wonderful notto have any more aches and pains inthese old bodies of ours! And they won'tget tired with hard work or play. Thatlittle phrase in verse 43 seems to expressit all so well. "It (that is, our body) israised inYou and I cannot imagine what this glory will be like, butJohn tells us in I John 3:2 "We shall belike him (Jesus)." So that's one of thefirst blessings we will receive at the endof the world when we rise from the dead.Now, let's look at another blessing.Let's just suppose we have come to theend of grade school, or Junior High, orHigh School. We receive our report cardsand we hope we have all passed. Someknow they will pass, but others may notbe quite so sure about it. When they receive their report cards they know whether or not they have passed. Let us let thistime represent "death." When the reportcard says "Passed" we are happy. Butmaybe no one else knows except ourselvesOctober 13, 1954and Mother and Daddy, and of course,the teachers. After ,afew days comes"Graduation"or"Commencement" andat that time, when you receiveyourdiploma, everyone sees that you havepassed. Then, too, there are some prizesto be given out so that everyone cansee. Something like this happens at theResurrection and Jesus told about it inMatthew 25:31-46. However, there are afew differences. You see, at that "Commencement"or we shall rather call it"Day of Judgment" there are not onlythose who have passed God's test, butalso those who have failed. God's test isdifferent from man's.1. Have all your sins been washedaway in the blood of Christ?2. Do you have on the spotless robeof Christ's righteousness? Now, at death,you and I will know for certain whetherwe have passed God's test or not. But atthe day of Judgment even those who hate'God and His children will see that wehave been accepted by God. God willacknowledge us as His children. He willlet everyone know that He has forgivenand washed awayHe has acquitted usnever sinned.all our sinsthat is,"Just as if I'd"But our blessings don't stop there!Let us look at Revelation 22:3-5 andread it together. .a goodreader in your group could read Rev. 21:10-27 and 22:1-5.Say, Juniors, doesn't it all sound wonderful ! Wouldn't you like to go there andenjoy God and all His blessings for everand ever! Before we leave this study,however, I feel that we must have a wordof warning. In Revelation 20:12-15 thereis also a description of this JudgmentDay. All are raised from the dead. Godthe Judge, takes a bookthe Book ofLife. He calls the first name, the secondname, the third name, and so on, to theend of the book. Will your name becalled? Then the book is closed! "Whosoever was not found written in the book oflife was cast into the lake of fire!"separated for ever from God. Oh, myyoung friend, is your name written inGod's Book of Life? There is only oneWayreceive the Lord Jesus Christ intoyour heart. Tell God that you know youare a sinner and that you deserve onlydeath. Thank Him for takingyour punishment on the Cross. Ask Him to washaway all your sins in the blood of JesusChrist. Ask Him to take your little handin His and to lead you ,all the way to HisHome in glory.I almost forgot our little old friend,"W.S.C."Sometimes I think I can almostsee him smile as he thinks of the wonderful answer he has for us. "W.S.C, Whatbenefits do believers receive from Christat theresurrection?""At the resurrection, believers, being raised up in glory,shall be openly acknowledged and acquitted in the day of judgment, and madeperfectly blessed in the full enjoying ofeternity."God to allFor our proof-text, let us use Matthew25:34. This is a verse from Jesus' storyof the great Judgment Day.NATIONAL JUNIOR TOPICJuniors, here is a "Thank-you" letterwhich came to me before Grmnell, butwe haven't had place to squeeze it intoour Junior page until now. The wonderfulthing to me about this is the way Godtimes our lives even to our giving. Dr.Brown from Selma, Alabama, writes:Dear Mrs. Martin:I want to thank you for the check forthe hospital beds. It certainly came ina good time, for I had bought some bedson credit, promising to pay somethingon them by the first of the month. Andyour check came, and I'm certainlythankful for it.Sincerely yours,(signed) Claude C. BrownSo the Lord brought your giftjust inthe nick of time. I'm sure this was ananswer to Dr. Brown's prayer.MISSIONARY STORYThis is a true story from Mexico. Abraham was a young chap of the town. Onemorning he seemed better after a longillness and ate a good breakfast. By nighthe was dead. His father is sure someonekilled him by means of witchcraft. Theyhad the usual funeral feast for him andhe was buried. The next day some of hisfamily went to mourn at his grave.Someone somehow put his ear to theground and heard noises down in theground where he was buried. Otherscame to listen and all heard the noisestoo. Abraham had not died, but he hadhad the heathen burial ceremonies performed. What did they do? They wenthomeand waited for the morrow toweep for him when theywere sure hewas dead. Did they love him? Yes, theyloved him. His father still weeps afterseveral months. These people need Christ.233