17And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
As we read in Romans, the Apostle Paul just told us, We are the Children of God!
And not just children but Joint Heirs with Christ. I want to share with you a story that I have found that I really feel will demonstrate the point I am trying to make.The story is called, "Born to be a king" and I am going to share this story with you
The boy said, "I cannot do what you ask for I was born to be king"
And not just children but Joint Heirs with Christ. I want to share with you a story that I have found that I really feel will demonstrate the point I am trying to make.The story is called, "Born to be a king" and I am going to share this story with you
King Louis the Sixteenth of France had been taken from his throne and imprisoned. His young son the prince, had been taken by those who dethroned the king. They thought that inasmuch as the king's son was heir to the throne, if they could destroy him morally he would never realize the great and grand destiny that life had bestowed upon him. They took him to a community far away, and there exposed the lad to every filthy and vile thing that life could offer. They exposed him to foods the richness of which would quickly make him a slave to appetite.
They used vile language around him constantly. They exposed him to lewd and lusting women. They exposed him to dishonor and distrust. The young Prince was surrounded twenty-fours a day by everything that could drag the soul of a man as low as one could slip.
For over six months he had this treatment but not once did the young lad buckle under pressure. Finally, after intensive temptation, the captors questioned him. Why had he not submitted himself to these things? Why had he not partaken? All of the things that were offered provided pleasure. Things that would satisfy one's lusts and things that were desireable to everyone else. And all of them were offered to him! Why wouldn't he partake of them?
My friends I want you all to know that you are children of God. You are His sons and daughters and just like every father or mother, they want to give their children the best things that they have to offer, and the greatest thing that our loving Heavenly Father can ever give us is Eternal Life,through obedience to His commandments.
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