The Stage Is Set

I heard the Lord say, "The stage is set." The literal meaning of this phrase is that all scenery and props are designed and arranged for a particular scene in a play. What I feel the Lord is saying is that He has prepared us and placed us in our proper positions for what He is about to unfold on the world stage. This moment in time has been preceeded by a call that has gone out to those with ears to hear, and there has been a "window of opportunity" to heed the Lord's call and respond accordingly. The Lord indicated that the Parable of the Marriage Feast is an illustration of the time we are now in.

Matt.22:1-14 - "And he sent out his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding feast, and they were unwilling to come..... Behold, I have prepared my dinner.... and everything is ready.... But they paid no attention and went their way, one to his own farm, another to his business..... There was a man not dressed in proper wedding clothes, and the king said to the servants, 'Bind him hand and foot, and cast him into the outer darkness; in that place there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' For many are called, but few are chosen."

Nugget of Gold: If there remains an area of our lives in which we have not been quick to respond to the Lord's call, let us be quick to awaken and repent from our disobedience! May the Lord extend grace and mercy before the door is closed to us.