Chap. 350-Would You Be Ready?

"Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of
man cometh. Matthew 24:44.
Suppose that today Christ should appear in the clouds of heaven, who ... would
be ready to meet Him? Suppose we should be translated into the kingdom of
heaven just as we are. Would we be prepared to unite with the saints of God,
to live in harmony with the royal family, the children of the heavenly King? What
preparation have you made for the judgment? Have you made your peace with
God? ... Are you seeking to help those around you, those in your home, those
in your neighborhood, those with whom you come in contact that are not keeping
the commandments of God? ... Remember that profession is worthless without a
practice that enters into the daily life. God knows whether we are keeping His law
in truth. He knows just what we are doing, just what we are thinking and saying.
Are we getting ready to meet the King? When He comes in the clouds of heaven
with power and great glory, will you be able to say, “Lo, this is our God; we have
waited for him, and he will save us” (Isaiah 25:9)? To those who can say this Christ
will say, “Come up higher. Upon this earth you have loved Me. You have loved to
do My will. You can now enter the Holy City and receive the crown of everlasting
life.”
If it were possible for us to be admitted into heaven as we are, how many of us
would be able to look upon God? How many of us have on the wedding garment?
How many of us are without spot or wrinkle or any such thing? ...
This is our washing and ironing time—the time when we are to cleanse our
robes of character in the blood of the Lamb. John says, “Behold the Lamb of God,
which taketh away the sin of the world” (John 1:29).... Shall we not let our sins go?
...
I entreat you, brethren and sisters, to labor earnestly to secure the crown of
everlasting life. The reward will be worth the conflict, worth the effort.... In the
race in which we are running, everyone may receive the reward offered—a crown
of everlasting life. I want this crown; I mean by God’s help to have it. I mean to
hold fast to the truth, that I may see the King in His beauty."