5. We serve our Lord _in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness._ The kingdom of our Lord is, indeed, a glorious kingdom. In His kingdom we serve Him in _righteousness._ We are not righteous in ourselves, but our Lord has gained a perfect righteousness for us. He has fulfilled the Law in our stead. Clothed in Christ's blood and righteousness, we serve our Lord, and therefore our poor service is _well-pleasing_ to God.--We serve our Lord in _innocence._ We are free from the guilt of our sins. Sad to say, we daily sin in the service of our Lord, we deserve nothing but punishment; but God forgives us our sins_ daily and richly for Christ's sake, and so we are _innocent_ in His sight. In holiness and righteousness we will serve Him all the days of our life.--We serve Him in _blessedness._ It is blessedness to serve this our Lord. He blesses His servants with all His rich gifts. He blesses them here on earth and leads them to eternal blessedness in heaven. It is _everlasting righteousness and innocence and blessedness that our Lord gives us. He leads His servants to _His kingdom in heaven._ Here in this world His kingdom is a _Kingdom of Grace;_ in heaven it is the _Kingdom of Glory. "The Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto His heavenly kingdom; to whom be glory forever and ever! Amen."_ 2 Tim. 4,18. REMEMBER:-- 1. _Through His sufferings and death, Christ has become my Lord, and therefore I am His own. I am living in His kingdom, under Him, my King, being delivered from the hands of all my enemies. He cares for me and protects me._ 2. _In His kingdom I am serving my King in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness, which He bestows on me. For my Lord's sake God forgives me all my sins and accepts my poor sinful service._ 3. _Our Lord's kingdom is a twofold kingdom, the Kingdom of Grace here on earth, in which our King reigns with His grace, with forgiveness of sins, and the Kingdom of Glory in heaven, in which we shall reign with our King, freed from all evil, in His glory forever and ever._ MEMORIZE:-- _I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her Seed; it shall bruise thy head and thou shalt bruise His heel._ Gen. 3,15. _Pilate, therefore, said unto Him, Art Thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest, I am a King._ John 18,37. _That we, being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve Him without fear, in holiness and righteousness before Him all the days of our life._ Luke 1,74.75. _The Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto His heavenly kingdom; to whom be glory forever and ever! Amen._ 2 Tim. 4,18. QUESTIONS.