Today is the day to TOTALLY SURRENDER our lives to Jesus Christ
today & let Him wash our wedding garments, making them
white.
Any person who has been made a new creature in Christ & has
been set apart into His righteousness is ready for the Rapture.
What is our “wedding garment”?
It is the spotless and sanctified life of holiness ~ it is not “keeping a
set or rules” (or even church traditions!!)
or standards out of our flesh; but it IS allowing Him to cleanse &
purify our hearts so that we will NOT want the world & its
compromise.
As such, unclean habits, worldly lusts & desires &
immodest dress will become repulsive to our hearts. Our beauty will be “His salvation” and our
appearance will reflect the “oil of His anointing”. We will not want our outward appearance to
be such an environment that the Holy Spirit would have trouble living
inside. The Holy Spirit working in us
will leave no stone unturned in leading us into Biblical
holiness.
Most generally, “you shall know them by their fruits” still
applies. However, in these last HOURS of
the Church Age with tares growing right along with the wheat, then sometimes
it’s hard to spot real Christians among the look-alike Christians. We should desire that people can instantly
tell that we are the real thing. And
this does not mean by wearing a five-ton gold cross around our necks, but rather
by our actions, our words, our reactions.... remembering always, "WHO" we
represent!
The Lord spoke to us through the Revelator John, admonishing &
warning us to keep our “garments”. The
“wedding garment” is not just holiness of heart, but also spotless reflections
of that holiness in the exterior lifestyle.
Jesus said, “Behold I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his
garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.” (Revelation 16:15) If Jesus was speaking ONLY of the heart, He
would have said, “Blessed is he that keepeth his heart.” But because He wants a spotless bride, He
said, “Blessed is he that keepeth his garment.”
What kind of “TIDE”
to we need to WASH our garments & keep them WHITE? ~ the washing of water BY THE WORD!! Good idea for us to get in the Word AND stay
in the Word!!
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the
church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and
cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having
spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without
blemish.” (Ephesians 5:25-27)
Amen &
Maranatha! ~ hope to see you REALLY soon! :)
Reva