A Kingdom Prepared
Matthew 25:33
“Then the King will say to those at His right hand, Come, you blessed of
My Father [you favored of God and appointed to eternal salvation], inherit (receive as your own) the kingdom prepared for
you from the foundation of the world.” (Amplified Bible)
Many of us are familiar with
the context of this parable that Jesus taught. The scripture tells us that when Christ returns He will
bring His holy angels with Him, and He will sit on His throne of glory. He will separate the sheep from
the goats. The sheep will be on His right, and the goats on His left. The individuals
who are referred to as sheep in this parable are the ones who are followers of Christ. They are the ones
who hear his voice, and have been appointed to eternal life. He then begins commending the sheep.
He tells them that they are blessed or favored of God.
The part
of this verse that I want to key in on, however, is the last part “…inherit (receive as your own)
the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.
When I consider the magnitude of God’s plan for me I am overwhelmed. When I consider the fact
that I have an inheritance in a kingdom that has been prepared (provided) for me before the foundation
of the world I just want to shout! The revelation of this truth is that God had me in mind before He spoke
the world into existence. God knew me in eternity past. He knew that one day my heart
would be open to receive the sacrifice of His Son on my behalf. He saw me with Him before He even spoke
the first word – “Let.” Isn’t that awesome?!!!
This connection with God moves me with compassion to serve those who are in need. I am moved to
feed the hungry, to entertain those I don’t know, to visit those who are in prison. As I do these
acts of kindnesses, I know that one day I will receive my inheritance in the place (kingdom) that God has prepared (provided).
This means that it is there right now waiting for me to arrive. These are the acts of love
that get God’s attention and allow me to represent the God of glory in the earth. Not only that,
these acts will be praised before the angels and demons. I will be invited to come up to where the King
sits and hear Him say before every single person and spirit that He is pleased with me. He will let the
universe know that He was watching me and on that day I will be commended. Awesome! That
gives me so much to look forward to!
I recall the words of Jesus when He told His disciples that in His Father’s house there are many rooms and He
was going to prepare a place for them. (John 14:6) In other words, we are part of God’s family.
That gives us access to experiencing the very best from our Father. In fact, our Father has already
worked out all the details for us to take possession of our new home. The Son has also done His part to prepare especially
for me that special place in the kingdom. I don’t know about you, but I am looking forward to my
final destination. And on the way, I know that my Father has His eye on me. That makes
me feel so loved. And since God does not give preferential treatment, you are also included in this inheritance.
That is - as long as Jesus is Lord in your life.
