Come, ye blessed of My Father...

"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." —Matthew 25:34 [KJV]

This is a joyful word to our hearts now, "COME, let us reason together, saith the LORD; though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow: though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."—Isaiah 1:18. This is another precious word from Jesus to our souls, "COME unto Me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." O, but this last COME, from the lips of our KING, will be the most joyful crowning word of all! The best wine is reserved for the last. Every soul who hath tasted of the first on earth, shall assuredly drink his fill at the fountain-head, in a blissful, never-ending eternity of glory. 

"Ye blessed of My Father;" beloved from eternity, and blessed to eternity. Chosen in Me, blessed in Me with all spiritual blessings, I was given to, I sought you, and gathered you to Myself in time; now come live and reign with Me for ever in My kingdom. O, is not the thoughts of this enough to make one wish to break through the walls of our prison, the body! Praise, 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 affections 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 of ye. Not one of My little flock shall be wanting; 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 worked upon 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, and 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."—Revelation 1:5, 6.

Now to the Lord that makes us know 

The wonder of His dying love, 

Be humble honors paid below, 

And strains of nobler praise above.

 

-preacher William Mason (1724-1797 A.D.)