Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. Matt. 25:34
We have a joyful word to our hearts now: "Come, let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." Isa. 1:18. There is another precious word from Jesus to our souls, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." But this last Come, from the lips of our King in the day of judgment, will be the most joyful, crowning word of all! Every soul who has tasted his love on earth, shall then drink his fill at the fountain-head, in a blissful, neverending eternity of glory.
"Ye Messed of my Father;" beloved from eternity, and blessed to eternity. Chosen in me; blessed in me; with all spiritual blessings. I was gives to you. I sought you, and gathered you to myself in time. Now come, live and reign with me for ever in my kingdom. Is not the thought of this enough to make us wish to break through the walls of our prison, the body? Pause, O soul! call together all thy faculties; rather, O Divine Spirit, realize the view, bring near the solemn, joyful day to our minds. Give us, even now, to dwell on it with rapture of affection and ardor of love.
"Inherit the kingdom prepared for you:" not bought by your good works; not purchased by your well-doings; not obtained by your faithfulness; but the free gift of my Father's love and good pleasure; richly prepared by his free grace and bounty, purposely reserved for you. Come ye all. Not one of my little flock shall be rejected; there is a mansion for each of you. Ere you had a being, or time commenced, the kingdom was established, the heirs chosen, places prepared. I visited you on earth; so that you loved me, though you saw me not. I invisibly wrought in your hearts, and drew them out in love to myself, my cause, and my brethren; so you approved yourselves my disciples, by following my example. Come ye, enter, possess, enjoy what you were born for, born again to be meet for. O methinks it strikes one's heart with heavenly joy to conceive of the loud hosannas and shoutings, (O that we may catch the heavenly flame,) "Salvation to our God, who sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb." "Unto Him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen." Rev. 1:5, 6.
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