Names!

 Names!

"I will write upon them the name of my God" (Revelation 3:12).

O there is a great difference between the names of the saints - and the names of the wicked!

The saints are called:

godly, from God; 

Christians, from Christ; 

spiritual, from the Spirit; 

heavenly, from Heaven, because their conversation is there, because their Head is there, and they are heirs of Heaven.

But the wicked are called:

devilish, 

from the devils; 

the cursed, from the curses; 

worldlings, from the world;

 and sinners, from sin.

The ungodly are called:

dogs, vipers, swine, thorns, ravening wolves!

But the saints are called:

jewels, treasures, kings, doves, lilies, heirs of the kingdom of glory!

And hence it is, that some godly men have thought it a greater honor to be a member of Christ - than to be a king upon a throne! Indeed, a holy heart is better than a great estate!

~William Dyer~