Thank God—Sunday is *almost* here! In order to help us get ready for the Lord’s Day, here is Thomas Watson, from his book entitled, "The Beatitudes":
"To do God's will is for our benefit. It promotes our own self-interest. It is like a king commanding a subject to dig in a mine of gold, and then the king gives the subject all the gold he had dug out. God calls upon us do His will, and do-ing so is for our good. 'And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to keep the commandments of the Lord, which I command you this day for your good?,' (Deut. 10:13)."It is God's will that we should repent, and this also is for our good—for re-pentance ushers in forgiveness of sins. 'Repent, that your sins may be blotted out,' (Acts 3:19). It is God's will that we should believe the gospel of Christ; and one of the reasons is that we will be crowned with salvation. 'He that be-lieves, shall be saved,' (Mark 16:16).
"What God wills, is not so much our duty, as our privilege. God calls on us to obey His voice, and it is greatly for our good. 'Obey My voice, and I will be your God,' (Jer. 7:23). It is as if God is saying: "I will not only give you My an-gels to be your guard, but I give you Myself to be your portion. My Spirit shall be yours to sanctify you; My love shall be yours to comfort you; My mercy shall be yours to save you. 'I will be your God.' "
