7월 10일 스펄전 아침묵상 “성도들과 동일한 시민이요.” [에베소서 2장 19절]
July 10 "Fellow-citizen with the saints" (Ephesians 2: 19). What is meant by our being citizens in heaven? It means that we are under heaven's government. Christ, the King of heaven, reigns in our hearts. Our daily prayer is, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matthew 6: 10). The proclamations issued from the throne of glory are freely received by us. We cheerfully obey the decrees of the Great King. Then, as citizens of the New Jerusalem, we share heaven's honors. The glory which belongs to beautified saints belongs to us, for we are already sons of God. We have Christ for our Brother, God for our Father, and a crown of immortality for our reward. We share the honors of citizenship. We have common rights to all the property of heaven. Also, as citizens of heaven, we enjoy its delights. Do they there rejoice over sinners that repent--prodigals ...