RICHES OF HIS GOODNESS. These are riches which will not be taken from us, as long as we continue to walk with the Lord. The totality of His goodness is ours constantly, with the stipulation that we continue to maintain a spiritual relationship with the Lord. The blessings of His goodness are ours to thoroughly enjoy. Rom. 11:22 Their value never decreases. The kindness of the Lord is ever available to all who will seek His face and call upon His name. It is His goodness and kindness which brings mankind to a knowledge of who He is, by way of repentance from our sins. Rom. 2:4 He has no preference in race or gender, He treats all who will come to Him in an identical manner. Rom. 10:12
THE FULLNESS OF HIS RICHES. It is His will and purpose that His marvelous glory be in full display in His church. They are the vessels whom He has redeemed with the explicit expectation that He would fill them with His own glory. This is the reason why He has brought them into existence. He will fill them to the full with His eternal glory and power. Rom. 9:23 The glory which is equally shared between the Father and the Son is in like manner to be shared with His church. Jesus declared He had given the glory which His Father had given Him to the disciples. John 17:22 That glory was not given with the purpose of exalting or beautifying them but to bring them to a place of unity. That they may be one, even as we are one. Perfect, absolute, unique harmony. We are yet to see this accomplished in the church, even in the early apostolic church from time to time there was division and dissension. The Lord has not spoken in vain. He will have a glorious church pure, holy and without fault of any kind. A body fully functioning under the power and direction of the Word and the Spirit. This is not an accomplishment of the Lord which is instituted after His second coming. This is the church that He will receive at His second coming. Only those who measure up to His Godly requirements will be accepted as members of His Bride. They are the people of His glory. Eph. 5:27
THE GRANT OF THE LORD TO THE CHURCH. As found in the prayer of Paul for the whole family of the Lord. That the Lord would bestow upon the church the very RICHES of His GLORY. That speaks of great abundance. Eph. 3:16 The glorious power and splendor of the Lord is far beyond the comprehension of the human mind. Only with the help and revelation of the Holy Spirit may we even begin to perceive the majestic grandeur which is the Lords. The average conception of the things which the Lord has prepared for His people is very similar to what is in existence now, in this earth. Be assured, it will be vastly different, as different as night and day. As much as we may know, or think we know, the little we know will fade into insignificance when we actually see the magnificent wonders which the Lord has prepared for those who love Him. 1 Cor. 2:9