Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. Who is this King of glory? The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Psalms 24:9-10 KJV
David took time to lay the foundation for today's extract. For all who will stand with Christ at the end, there are minimum standards expected. It all starts from the heart, that hidden part that nobody sees or can control, without God's help. For all who will make the approach, clean hands and a pure heart are the starting and building blocks. If God were to show you an xray of your heart now, what will it reveal: a heart free of pollution or one that He cannot use?
The question above and your true response are both important because of today's extract. There is a reference to gates and everlasting doors. Gates and doors reflect security, authority, safe boundaries and protection. And then, it matters on which side of the gates or doors you are on: on the outside trying to get in or on the inside trying to keep people out. Why your position is important is also documented in today's extract: there is someone, called the King of glory and the Lord of Hosts, who is coming through those gates or doors.
Let it be known today that nobody can withstand the coming King. No doors have yet been built that can withstand Him. He is coming, and those gates/doors will be opened and lifted up, whether the gates want to or not. It won't matter how strong or how long the gates are or have stood; the King of glory is coming. You need to sort out on whose side you are on. When the King comes, where will you be: eager to let Him come in or ashamed that you have been found wanting?
Everything happening around us shows indeed that the coming of the King is at hand. We really do not have as much time as we think we do. In case you do not know who the King is, he is Jesus, the son of God. His life was given to secure my admission through those gates, and my admission with Him is based on my acceptance of the life that was given. Have I accepted Him as Lord and Saviour? Does He know me as His own, or am I still struggling for identity? His time of favour is here.
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