SING AND REJOICE FOR THE LORD IS COMING

Proclamation:

“Let all creation rejoice before The Lord, for He comes, He comes to judge the earth.  He will judge the world in righteousness and the people in His faithfulness.”  Psalm 96:13 (NIV)

Explanation:

This psalm was written by King David under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  It was first sung at the bringing of the Ark of the Covenant from the house of Obededom to the city of David. (1 Chronicles 16:7-14)  This psalm is also a prophecy of the coming of The Messiah and a calling to the Gentiles that believe in Him.  He is coming to judge all of the inhabitants of the earth, past and present, according to their works, words, and thoughts. (Revelation 20:12-15) 

Application:

Believers are encouraged to sing and proclaim the good news of The Lord to all the earth. (Psalm 96:1-6)  He is great and worthy to be praised.  There is also good cause for celebration because He is coming back.  He is coming to judge all of the people of the earth.  All those who believe will be saved, and all of those who don’t, won’t be. (John 3:16 and Romans 10:9)

You Should Also Be Ready

"So you also must be ready, because The Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect Him."  Matthew 24:44 (NIV)  The King James Version (KJV) renders this verse as "Therefore be ye also ready; for in such an hour as ye think not The Son of man cometh ."  Matthew 24:44 (KJV)

The Apostle Matthew, the former tax collector, recorded these words which Jesus spoke to His disciples when they asked Him about the coming of the end of this age. (Matthew 24:1-2)  After He gave them a number of things to watch for as signs that the end is near, then Jesus said to them be ready, for no one knows the exact time judgment day and The Lord God will come.

The Boy Scout motto is "be prepared."  It would be a good idea for us to be prepared, to be ready, just in case The Lord comes back sooner than is anticipated.  We know that He is coming back because He said that He would. (John 14:2-3)  We just don't know when He is coming back.  He said that He would come back when we least expect Him to come.  When He returns He is coming for His Church, and if you are not part of The Church and one of the believers in Christ, then you will be left behind.  We get ready for a lot of things, we need to get ready for the coming of The Lord.  While disaster preparedness may take hours, days, or months to complete, getting ready for Christ, to those who believe, can be accomplished within minutes.  All one has  to do is believe and accept Jesus, The Christ. (John 3:16, Acts 16:31, and Roman 10:9)  Get ready, He's coming back, "Be ye also ready ..."