Only Humble Seekers Can Welcome the Lord’s Second Coming
Everyone who truly believes in the Lord hopes to welcome the Lord’s return in the last days and be raptured into the kingdom of heaven. But do you know what kind of people can enter the kingdom of heaven? The Lord Jesus said, “Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3). It can be seen from this that the Lord likes and blesses the poor in spirit. Such people have a fear of God, and humbly seek regardless of whether God’s work is consistent with human notions. Therefore, only they are qualified to enter the kingdom of heaven. Take Nathanael, for example. As recorded in the Bible, he had notions of the Lord Jesus at the beginning, because he believed that the Messiah should not have been born in Nazareth. However, he did not hold to himself, but instead humbly sought and listened carefully to the words of the Lord Jesus. When he heard the Lord Jesus knew his prayer under the fig tree, he felt that the Lord was omnipotent and all-knowing, that the Lord Jesus could examine his heart and soul, and that the Lord Jesus was unlike ordinary people, so Nathanael put down his own notions, acknowledged that the Lord Jesus was the prophesied Messiah, accepted the Lord Jesus, and received His salvation.
Now we are already in the late period of the last days, which is the critical moment of welcoming the Lord’s return. Many people are testifying that the Lord has returned, spoken words and performed new work. So we should be humble people and actively seek and look into God’s work in the last days — only thus can we welcome the Lord’s return.
God’s word says, “The return of Jesus is a great salvation for those who are capable of accepting the truth, but for those who are unable to accept the truth it is a sign of condemnation. You should choose your own path, and should not blaspheme against the Holy Spirit and reject the truth. You should not be an ignorant and arrogant person, but someone who obeys the guidance of the Holy Spirit and longs for and seeks the truth; only in this way will you benefit. I advise you to tread the path of belief in God with care. Do not jump to conclusions; what is more, do not be casual and thoughtless in your belief in God. You should know that, at the very least, those who believe in God should be humble and reverential. Those who have heard the truth and yet turn their nose up at it are foolish and ignorant. Those who have heard the truth and yet carelessly jump to conclusions or condemn it are beset by arrogance. No one who believes in Jesus is qualified to curse or condemn others. You should all be someone with sense and who accepts the truth. Perhaps, having heard the way of truth and having read the word of life, you believe that only one in 10,000 of these words are in line with your convictions and the Bible, and then you should continue to seek in that 10,000th of these words. I still advise you to be humble, to not be over-confident, and to not exalt yourself too highly. With your heart holding such meager reverence for God, you will gain greater light. If you carefully examine and repeatedly contemplate these words, you shall understand whether or not they are the truth, and whether or not they are life.”
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