but to seat at My right and at My left is not Mine to give, but it will be given to those for whom it has been prepared.”
The Lord teaches that the places of heavenly glory are not given by personal ambition or by the force of a human request. They are prepared by God’s wise and righteous decision. Christ here speaks from the position of His mediatorial obedience, showing that He does not act arbitrarily, but in perfect agreement with the Father’s will. This word humbles ambition for glory. In the kingdom of God, places are not won through rivalry, but are given to those whom God has prepared by His grace.