Pictured to the left is a copy of a version of the Holy Bible, known as the New International Version ( NIV ). Psalm 37:4 reads as follows: "Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart." Moreover, Ephesians 1:3 reads as follows: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ."
The word "brat" is defined as follows: "n. A child: now only contemptuously." [ See NEW ILLUSTRATED WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY Including THESAURUS of SYNONYMS & ANTONYMS, PMC Publishing Company, Inc., 118 EAST 28th STREET, NEW YORK, NY 10016, dictionary portion: pages 1-1150, Copyright 1992 by J.G. Ferguson Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, p. 124. ]
Christians are children of God ( see Psalm 50:5 ( KJV, for example ); 119:65-72, 142, 151, Matthew 16:16, Mark 16:16, John 1:1, 14; 3:16, 17; 7:16; 8:26; 10:30; 14:6; 17:17, Acts 2:38; 8:26-40 ( especially verses 36-39, for example ); 11:26, Romans 1:20 ( see Romans 1:20 ( KJV, for example; with center-column references ) to get the equivalent translation for the word "Godhead" ); 6:1-4 ( especially verses 3 and 4, for example ); 10:17, Galatians 3:26, 27 ( KJV, for example ), 2 Timothy 3:16, 17, and 1 John 5:6-8, for example ). The wicked will speak with pride and contempt against us ( see Psalm 31:17, 18 - please read all of Psalm 31 to get the context ). Thus, in this regard, Christians are brats of God. Jesus ( see Matthew 10:5 ) said the following in Matthew 10:22: "All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved" ( emphasis mine, R.E.W. ).
Additionally, the word "spoil" is defined as follows: "v. spoiled or spoilt, spoiling v.t. . . . . 2 To weaken or impair the character or personality of, especially by overindulgence: Spare the rod and spoil the child. . . . . See synonyms under CORRUPT, DECAY, DEFILE, INDULGE, PAMPER. . . " ( emphasis mine, R.E.W. ). [ Ibid., p. 931. ]
The word "pamper" is defined as follows: "v.t. 1 To treat too indulgently; gratify the whims or wishes of; coddle. . . ." [ Ibid., p. 700 ( emphasis mine, R.E.W. ). ]
With Psalm 37:4 in mind, if we, as Christians, delight ourselves in the LORD, He will give us the desires of our hearts: He will pamper us ( in the sense of gratifying our wishes ). Ephesians 1:3 ( RSV ) reads as follows: "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places" ( emphasis mine, R.E.W. ). Truly, as Christians, we are spoiled ( in the positive sense of being pampered, that is, by having our wishes gratified, as a result of delighting in the LORD ) brats ( as the wicked view us ).
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