Accepted in the Beloved

"Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works." -Ecclesiates 9:7 [KJV]

 

My soul, here is a sweet subject for thy morning thoughts. Art thou accepted in the Beloved? Hast thou accepted Jesus, and God accepted thee in Jesus? Well mayest thou then eat of the bread of common providences, and drink of the sweet of all sanctified mercies, for every thing is blessed in Jesus, and Jesus is blessing thee in every thing. Surely an accepted soul is a blessed soul, for he is blessed in his basket and in his store; blessed in his lying down, and blessed in his rising up; blessed in his going out, and blessed in his coming home; yea, blessed in time, and blessed to all eternity.  

 

Yes,Thou blessed Source of all my blessedness, Thou precious Jesus, I will go my way, for Thou art my way; I will eat my bread with joy, for Thou art my bread of life; I will drink the wine which thou hast mingled for me, for Thy love is better than wine. And as God my Father accepteth me in Thee, this forms an everlasting cause of everlasting joy; joy in what I have; joy in what I expect; joy in even what I want, for those very wants will lead me the closer and the nearer to Thee; joy in what I fear, for my fear will keep me depending upon Thee; joy in what I suffer, for my sufferings are sweetly blessed when they afford a renewed occasion for my Jesus to soothe me under them, and in His time to deliver me out of them; and joy in all I lose, for lose what I may I cannot lose Thee, I cannot lose God's Christ; I cannot lose His love, His favour, His grace, His Spirit, the efficacy of His blood, and the merits of His righteousness.  

 

Oh precious security, precious salvation in the Lord our Righteousness! Shall I not then live up to this heritage, and live under its influence, in the thankful, joyful use of it from day to day? Go thy way, my soul, go in Jesus as thy way; every day, and all the day, eat thy bread with joy; eye Jesus as the spiritual food, and always present at thy table; drink hourly of His cup of salvation, with a cheerful heart, for thou art accepted in the Beloved. 

 

-preacher Robert Hawker (1753-1827 A.D.)
June 19th, THE POOR MAN'S MORNING PORTION  

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