Matthew 25:31-32 KJV
[31] When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: [32] and before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats:
It is a matter of WHEN, not IF. There is a day coming soon when the Son of Man shall come again. He had actually said it several times, as He taught His disciples, that He would go back to His Father and prepare a place for his own. Now, we know that God is not man that He should lie; so the promise of His coming back is one of those promises that awaits manifestation. Based on previous experiences with God, you would know that this will certainly happen. We do not know when, but we are given ample notice of the events that will precede His return. When you consider all that is going on in the world today, you know, without a doubt, that His return is imminent. How am we preparing?
Am I a disciple who should legitimately be waiting for the coming of Jesus, or are there things I need to put in place before I can look ahead with hope and joy for the coming of Jesus? One requirement is to be a sheep that the shepherd can identify. We read in the verses that follow the verses above how the sheep and the goats are identified. It will be good to know what these requirements are, and to depend on the Shepherd Himself for help and guidance on how to qualify as sheep. God does not force Himself on anyone, and He will not go against the exercise of my freewill. I have the power to choose how to prepare, and if indeed, I will be ready for the return of Jesus. This is a responsibility that cannot be taken lightly, considering the implication of eternity.
So the Lord returns in his glory, along with the holy angels with him, and He will sit upon the throne of his glory. See how many references are made to 'glory' and 'holy'. That is the only standard that qualifies me to ready for the coming of the Lord. There is no other way, or any other prescription that will cure the defect of sin, than to be aligned with the standard of holiness, so we can share in His glory. It will call for painful sacrifices, but the end always justifies the means here. The day of separation is indeed coming, when those who have aligned with the standard will share in the glory and nature of the One that they have been waiting for. The goats will not get in; only the sheep of the shepherd will. Are yoi one? Are you ready? God's time of favour is here.
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