'Voices From The Past' Vol. 1 — August 20

Our heavenly Father will never disinherit us. He may for a time desert his children, but will not disinherit them. This is evident by virtue of the eternal decree of heaven. God's decree is the basis on which the saints' perseverance depends; neither sin, death, nor hell can break it asunder. All he predestined will be glorified. Besides God's decree, he has engaged himself by promise that all the heirs of heaven shall never be put out of their inheritance. His promises are like a sealed deed that cannot be reversed. They are the saints' royal charter. God's fidelity, which is the richest pearl of his crown, is engaged in this promise for his children's perseverance. A child of God cannot fall away while he is held fast in the two arms of God—his love, and his faithfulness. Jesus Christ undertakes that all of God's children by adoption shall be preserved in a state of grace until they inherit glory. He carries on grace in the souls of the elect by the influence and cooperation of the Spirit. The Holy Spirit makes good all that Christ has purchased for the saints. Christ also carries on the work of intercession (Heb. 7:25). He prays that every saint may hold out in grace. Can the children of such prayers perish? If the heirs of heaven should be disinherited and fall short of glory, then God's decree must be reversed, his promise broken, and Christ's prayer frustrated, which would be blasphemy to imagine. Not only this, God's children are united with the body of Christ. As it is impossible to separate the leaven from the dough once they are mingled together, so it is impossible that Christ and believers could ever be separated. Is it possible that any part of Christ should perish? Losing one part loses glory too. By all this, it is evident that God's children must persevere in grace. 

Devotional Readings taken from Puritan Devotional Readings 'Voices From The Past Vol.1.'
Thomas Watson, The Lord's Prayer, pp. 25-26
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