The Lord Jesus promised that He would come again. For this reason, all believers have been waiting for the Lord’s return for 2000 years. Especially now when we are in the late period of the last days, those who truly believe in the Lord yearn even more urgently for the Lord’s coming. Do you know whom God will appear to upon His return? How can we welcome the appearance of God?
God’s word says, “God seeks those who long for Him to appear. He seeks those who are able to hear His words, those who have not forgotten His commission and offer up their hearts and bodies to Him. He seeks those who are as obedient as babes before Him and do not resist Him. If you devote yourself to God, unimpeded by any power or force, then God shall look upon you with favor and shall bestow His blessings upon you. If you are of high station, of honorable reputation, possessed of abundant knowledge, the owner of plentiful assets, and supported by many people, yet these things do not prevent you from coming before God to accept His calling and His commission and to do what God asks of you, then all that you do shall be the most meaningful cause on earth and the most righteous undertaking of mankind.”
From God’s words, we can see that God is looking for those who yearn for His appearance. If we want to welcome the Lord, we need to have a heart that seeks and thirsts for the truth and learn to heed God’s voice. Only thus can we keep up with God’s footsteps. For example, Matthew was originally a tax collector and he followed the Lord Jesus the moment he heard Him calling upon him, “And as Jesus passed forth from there, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he said to him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.” (Matthew 9:9); Nathanael followed the Lord Jesus after recognizing His identity: “Nathanael answered and said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.” (John 1:49); Peter recognized that the Lord Jesus was chosen by the Holy Spirit and left his fishing nets and boats to follow Him when he heard the Lord Jesus preaching to the people on his boat. All these precisely fulfill the Lord's words: “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me” (John 10:27). Are you a person who humbly seeks to listen to the voice of God?
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