"When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory." (Matthew 25:31)
"When the Son of Man comes," and, "When...He will sit on the throne of His glory," is a coming reality more sure than the sunrise. Most of Earth's inhabitants do not want to know what follows. It is a selection process, a selection between two types of people groups, those who, "came to Me," and those who, "did not visit Me." Regardless of the various conditions and services which they either did or did not do, the key to what Jesus later describes as, "everlasting punishment," and, "eternal life," is who, "came to Me," and those who, "did not visit Me." It is the, "Me," Jesus Christ, which determines the destiny of men and nations.
The vast majority of the Followers of Jesus Christ are more, "in the world," more among unbelievers than in "church," in religious meetings. While this is lamented by far too many, it is the call of Jesus Christ, "go into all the world." The three parables of Matthew 25 speak most wonderfully to the opportunities before us. Those who are the Obedient of Jesus Christ have a call to embrace, yea, enjoy their station in life, that unbelieving family, unbelieving office, school, factory, that unbelieving whatever. It is there the great life in Jesus Christ, the great teachings of Jesus Christ are most manifest, and most "enjoyed."
We by nature are pleasure seekers. Even so called "hard workers" find in that "hard work" a pleasure which is not necessarily a, "came to Me," work. The call of Jesus Christ to all humanity today is a test, a test to see if our work is a, "came to Me," work, or a for me work.
Father, in Jesus' Name, wherever you are today, may I be able to say this evening that I, "came to [You]." Amen.
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See, "Britain Elects Muslim Mayor," at: www.apf327.blogspot.com
"When the Son of Man comes," and, "When...He will sit on the throne of His glory," is a coming reality more sure than the sunrise. Most of Earth's inhabitants do not want to know what follows. It is a selection process, a selection between two types of people groups, those who, "came to Me," and those who, "did not visit Me." Regardless of the various conditions and services which they either did or did not do, the key to what Jesus later describes as, "everlasting punishment," and, "eternal life," is who, "came to Me," and those who, "did not visit Me." It is the, "Me," Jesus Christ, which determines the destiny of men and nations.
The vast majority of the Followers of Jesus Christ are more, "in the world," more among unbelievers than in "church," in religious meetings. While this is lamented by far too many, it is the call of Jesus Christ, "go into all the world." The three parables of Matthew 25 speak most wonderfully to the opportunities before us. Those who are the Obedient of Jesus Christ have a call to embrace, yea, enjoy their station in life, that unbelieving family, unbelieving office, school, factory, that unbelieving whatever. It is there the great life in Jesus Christ, the great teachings of Jesus Christ are most manifest, and most "enjoyed."
We by nature are pleasure seekers. Even so called "hard workers" find in that "hard work" a pleasure which is not necessarily a, "came to Me," work. The call of Jesus Christ to all humanity today is a test, a test to see if our work is a, "came to Me," work, or a for me work.
Father, in Jesus' Name, wherever you are today, may I be able to say this evening that I, "came to [You]." Amen.
*****
See, "Britain Elects Muslim Mayor," at: www.apf327.blogspot.com
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
