Most of us, probably do not remember the gifts we
received last Christmas, unless they were of a
spectacular kind or the day surrounded us with a momentous
occasion.
If we do remember, then the gift was special and worth
safe keeping.
When we receive something special to us, we usually put
the gift in a special place to keep its value.
When we received the Lord’s salvation, He provided
Himself as Atonement and Redeemer. We received total
Forgiveness of our YUCK….. Then He gave us His Spirit to
live within us. His Spirit came to preserve us for Him
alone. The Holy Spirit came to put us in a special place,
within Him to keep us in preparation for His return. We
now abide in the Secret Place of the Most High God, our
Lord Jesus Christ.
He gave us Himself in all ways that are possible to be
with us and for us to be able to be with Him where He is.
When we received His Gift or the Promise from the
Father, didn’t we see how Special and Wonderful he is…..
The Clothing of His Spirit upon us and within us is truly
priceless. This Gift of the Promise, the Holy Spirit, from
our Heavenly Father is kept in our hearts and we then also
preserve this Gift in wonder of His Love.
The power of God given to us to be our Teacher, our Guide,
our Counselor, our Prophet, our Comfort…..
For this purpose was the Promise given to those who
believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Savior:
Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls
filled with the seven last plagues came to me and talked
with me, saying, Come I will show you the bride, the
Lamb’s wife.
And He carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high
mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy
Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, having the
glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like
a jasper stone, clear as crystal, (Revelation 21: 9-11).
This is the vision of the bride of Christ, His people, their
origin is from heaven dwelling on this earth….. We are
priceless to our Lord and He is priceless to us. So we
diligently keep ourselves dead unto the world and the
world dead unto us….. We do not return to the world and
its way….. we are completely satisfied with our God.
There is no temptation to a dead man. We do not want
these words of God spoken into our ears today:
And to the angel of the church in Sardis write, these
things says He who has the seven Spirits of God and the
seven stars: I know your works, that you have a name that
you are alive, but you are dead.
Be watchful, and strengthen the things with remain, that
are ready to die, for I have not found your works perfect
before God.
Remember therefore how you have received and heard;
hold fast and repent. Therefore if you will not watch, I will
come upon you as a thief, and you will not know what hour
I will come upon you.
You have a few names in Sardis who have not defiled their
garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they
are worthy.
He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments,
and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I
will confess his name before My Father and before His
angels.
He who has an ear, let him what the Spirit says to the
churches, ( Revelation 2: 1-6)
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the
church and gave Himself for her, that He might sanctify
and cleanse her with the washing of the water by the
Word, that He might present to her Himself a glorious
church, not having a spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but
that she should be holy and without blemish, ( Ephesians
5:27).
We know the Holy Spirit’s job is to work the work of God
within our soul so we are presented to Christ without spot
or wrinkle. We are presenting the image of our King
within, clear and transparent in purity and righteousness.
This is our great opportunity. So do we say- seize the day!
We diligently have ears to hear the Holy Spirit speak and
guide us.
We have been clothed with the Garment of His Spirit
covering us while He beautifies us within the image of
Christ.
I maybe in correct here, but most brides put their gown in
a special place. They do not allow it to become wrinkled in a
drawer or do they let it near anything that might spot the
garment ….. They cherish in their hearts what the gown
represents to them.
So do we, as we have received the blood of the Lamb,
cleansing us white as snow. How we cherish what the
Lamb of God did for us. We honor His blood and suffering
by clinging to Him in all His way. Then, beloved, we find our
rest as the little bird found rest in the altar of God, she
could build her little nest and have peace….in Him.
Our God always performs what is love and beyond what
we can imagine: He bestows upon His Blessed Spirit to
be within us. He is preparing the body of Christ to be the
image of Christ….. So in our preparation, we are diligent
to remain with out spot and wrinkle so we may be
presented to the King spotless and full of His beauty.
As a bride keeps her gown from being placed where it can
be spotted or crushed to wrinkle, so do we keep our souls
in purity before the King. We run from evil and pursue
righteousness in all things.
We walk hand in hand with our King by His Spirit and look upon
His kingdom. We are there to please the King by knowing
His heart and do His word.
Do we know what our King is longing for today? Do we
know what he is pondering?
If we are busy with the world’s ways and distractions, we
will be found to have shoved our gown in a draw in the
kitchen….. Our gown will be shown to be wrinkled and full
of spots in the world…..
The King of kings warned His people in Sardis, as He
speaks to day in Revelation 3:5, He who overcomes shall
be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his
name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name
before My Father and before His angels.
We should beware not to get re-caught or trapped with
the tinsel and the glitter of deception and believe the lie
as also warned in Romans and 2 Thessalonians: Therefore
God also gave them up to uncleanness, in the lusts of
their hearts, to dishonor their bodies among themselves,
who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped
and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is
blessed forever. Amen.
(Romans 1:24).
The coming of the lawless one is according to the working
of Satan, with all power, signs and lying wonders, and with
all unrighteous deception among those who perish
because they did not receive the love of the truth, that
they may be saved.
And for this reason God will send them strong delusion,
that they should believe the lie, that they all may be
condemned who did believe the truth but had pleasure
in unrighteousness, (2 Thessalonians 9-12).
So how do we overcome this world after we have tasted
the goodness of God and do not want to be found strayed
from the Truth?
As written in 1 John 4:17, Love has been perfected among
us in this: that we may have boldness in the day of
judgment; because as He is, so are we in this world.
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this
is the victory that has overcome the world, our faith, ( 1
John 5:5).
His divine nature must be found in us at His coming or our
return to Him. Peter reminds us in 1 Peter 1:3-9, Blessed
be the God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to
a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible and
undefiled and that does not fade away reserved in heaven
for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith for
salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if
you need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that
the genuineness of your faith, being more precious than
gold that perishes, though it is tested by fine, may be
found to praise, honor and glory at the revelation of Jesus
Christ, whom having not seen you love. Though you do not
see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible
and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith- the
salvation of your souls.
The Holy Spirit warned us in the letter to Sardis to be
found watching …. be found watching and also the Lord
Himself warned us in the Gospels in the instructions of
the end times….I am not saying these are the end times,
but we do know when our days will be ended on this
earth……Our God holds our days in His hands and the
Heavens rule, let wisdom be found in us…..
Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of
the God and of Jesus Christ our Lord, as His power has given
us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the
knowledge of Him, who called us by glory and virtue, by
which we have been given to us exceedingly great and
precious promises, that through these you may be
partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the
corruption that is the world through lust.
But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to
your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self
control, to self- control perseverance, to perseverance
godliness, to godliness brotherly kindness, and to
brotherly kindness love.
For if these things are yours and abound, you will be
neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
For he who lacks these things is shortsighted, even to
blindness, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from
his old sins.
Therefore, brethren, be even more diligent to make your
call and election sure, for if you do these things you will
never stumble; for so an entrance will be supplied to you
abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ.
For this reason, I will not be negligent to remind you
always of these things, through you know and are
established in the present truth, ( 2 Peter 2-12).
May this be the way to keep pure and spotless and
without wrinkle as we present our souls to the King daily
in purity and humility? Grace, grace and more grace! May
the Holy Spirit add more grace upon grace to us! Beloved,
this is all done in faith in the Holy One who has been found
completely faithful to us at all times.
Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest
your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you
at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not
conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your
ignorance; but as He who called you is holy, you also be
holy in all you conduct, because it is written, be holy, for I
Am holy,( 1 Peter 13-16).
Children,
If My way were of easy pursuit, there would be no reason
to speak of the narrow road.
My kingdom suffers violence, and the violent take it by
force. You perceive the windy day, but where is the wind’s
origin?
As a baby is born, how is it known when he becomes a
man? How does the body know to grow old?
When a baby comes, they are about them.
When a young adult comes, they are getting all they
need.
When as an grown man comes, he is living to give all
their need.
How comforting is it to worship as a child.
How forceful it is to worship through all days as a sons
and daughters of the Most High.
How strong stand through all the worship because of
love of their God.
Alas, I AM no longer in the manger, nor are you as you
read….. Come to Me as you are and I AM meets you in all I
AM.
Come to Me now while it is pleasing to My will, nor later
when you have missed this day, for you will not be
prepared to meet your God.
Please My heart as a child runs home in delight to share
his day with his parents.
Come share with Me all your days so we may walk
together as I AM has planned before the foundation of the
world….. I AM with His people walking in My creation
celebrating My goodness.
Be Mine.
Selah!
