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Podcast 34.3 Transcript
Welcome to Thursday Thoughts at Resonant 7, where we reflect on the reality of God and resolve to let it resound in our lives, repeatedly. Let’s think about this.
For the Lord our God shall come
And shall take His harvest home
The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man…The harvest is the close of the age…Matthew 13:37, 39b ESV
Jesus will return and when He does He will take us home to be with Him forever. What a glorious day that will be when our hope in Him is finally, fully realized. Are you ready for that day? Are you allowing what Jesus has planted in you to reap a harvest?
From His field shall in that day
All offenses purge away
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, Matthew 13:41 ESV
When he gathers us to our eternal home He will also be doing some other gathering which will make that place so wonderful. This verse says He will gather out of his kingdom “all causes of sin”. I don’t think I had seen that before. What a glorious promise! All offenses gone.
Give His angels charge at last
In the fire the tares to cast
…and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matthew 13:42 ESV
Those will be wonderful developments for us but the rest of what will happen will be awful for those who do not follow our King. They and their deeds will be thrown into a fiery furnace. How terrible it will be to spend an eternity there away from this gracious King.
But the fruitful ears to store
In His garner evermore
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. Matthew 13:43 ESV
We however will be gathered in to enjoy the inheritance the righteous, shining like the sun in His kingdom. Do you have ears to hear and receive this promise today? This is the kind of hearing where you put into action what you have heard. How will you do that today?
Take a few moments to talk to Jesus about what has come to your mind, or listen to what He is saying to you, then I will read our text once more, with the refrain.
For the Lord our God shall come
And shall take His harvest home
From His field shall in that day
All offenses purge away
Give His angels charge at last
In the fire the tares to cast
But the fruitful ears to store
In His garner evermore
Take the mindfulness of God’s presence cultivated in these last few minutes into the next ones and beyond. Until next time, Be Resonant.
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