## Something Good Happened to Me

## Psalms 84:1-12

A familiar saying of a famous "TV Evangelist" is, "Something good is going to happen to you." But this afternoon, I would like to say that, "Something good has already happened to me!" The Psalmist says in Vs. 11, "....no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly." If we were honest with God and ourselves we could write pages of "Good Things" that God has done. But let me invite you to think with me about five "Good Things" that has happened to every child of God.

I. He has forgiven my sins!

A. In Psalm 51:3 David said, "My sin is ever before me."

1. He was guilt laden.

2. His soul was crushed with the memory of his sin.

B. Psalm 51:9-10, "Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me."

1. David’s soul was torn apart with grief because of his sin.

2. His heart was broken to pieces.

C. I John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness".

D. Isaiah 53:6, "All we like sheep have gone astray: we have turned every one to his own way: and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all."

E. Psalm 103:3, "Who forgiveth thine iniquities."

F. Acts 13:38-39, "Be it known you therefore, men and brethren, through this man is preached unto the forgiveness of sins: And by him that believe are justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses."

G. Are your sins forgiven? They can be!

II. He has made me a child of the king.

A. The song says, "I’m a child of the king, a child of the king. With Jesus my Saviour, I’m a child of the king."

B. John 1:12, "But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:"

III. I am an heir of God and His riches.

A. Romans 8:16-17, "The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together."

B. Perhaps we have all dreamed about a long lost rich uncle who would leave us millions of dollars or ‘hitting the big one’ playing the lottery or some other sweepstakes.

C. The Bible tells us that we are heirs of God.

D. Galatians 3:29, "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." 4:7, "Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ."

IV. I have been sealed by the Holy Spirit.

A. Ep. 1:13, "In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,"

B. I don’t have to worry about keeping myself saved! I have been sealed by the Holy Spirit! cf Ep. 4:30, "And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption."

C. If you are a Christian today, something good has already happened to you!

V. My name has been written down in the book of life.

A. Luke 10:20, "Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven."

B. What God has written no man or thing can change.

C. John 10:28, "...neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand."

D. Has your name been written in the Book of Life? Rev. 20:15, "And whosoever was not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire."

Has something good happened to you? Are you forgiven? Are you a Child of the King? Are you an heir of God? Are you sealed by the Spirit? Has your name been written down?