SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 11/04/2005
My Worship Time Focus: Heaven will rejoice because the bride is
ready.
Bible Reading & Meditation Reference: Revelation 19:7-8
Message of the verse: “7 ‘Let
us rejoice and be glad and give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb
has come and His bride has made herself ready.’
8 It was given to her to clothe
herself in fine linen, bright and clean; for the fine linen is the righteous
acts of the saints.”
The
question that could be asked of verse seven is how has the bride made herself
ready? I think part of the answer is
found in verse eight where John states what it is that the bride will be
wearing and that is fine linen, for fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
After
a person is born again they still continue to sin and do things wrong by not
keeping the commandments of the Lord.
They also do things wrong by not doing the works that God has prepared
for them to do for one reason or another.
When the rapture of the Church takes place all believers from the Church
age will go before the judgment seat of Christ to be judged. At this judgment believers will not be judged
for sins committed because Christ was judged for all of their sins at the
cross, however believers will be judged on what they did for the cause of
Christ while they were in the body and some will receive a reward of gold,
silver, or precious stones, while others will receive wood, hay or
stubble. All of those who are present
have been saved, but some will be without rewards. The rewards will be thrown at the feet of
Christ, for He truly is the reason for anyone to receive a reward. Ephesians 5:27 states, “that He might present to Himself the church in all her
glory, having no spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that she would be holy
and blameless.” Dr. Wiersbe
states that after the judgment seat of Christ the bride will not have any spots
or wrinkles, and will then be presented to the Lord Jesus Christ who is the
bridegroom.
Spiritual meaning for my life today: How is it that I as a believer in Jesus
Christ keep myself clean, and obey the commands of Christ, and also do the
works that He has prepared for me in eternity past to do? I think that there are a number of things I
can do. I must keep myself from sin, by
walking with the Lord in His light, allowing the light to examine me so that
when I do sin I may confess and turn from those sins. I must stay in God’s Word each day, for this
is one way that God will speak to my heart to guide me and direct me in the
ways He wants me to go. I must pray, for
this is the way that I speak to God, and listen when I pray for the Holy Spirit
to guide me. Jesus spoke of abiding in
Him in John 15, and this is one of the keys to walking in the light, and as I
abide in Him and He abides in me I will receive His power to accomplish the
things that He has chosen for me to do while I am here on this earth. Another thing that comes to mind here is that
I must remember that this earth is not my home, for I am only hear to do the
works of God that He has called me to do, and when I am doing these works it
will give me great joy knowing that I am obeying the Lord. To be protected while doing these works I
must remember to put on the full armor of God each day.
The Word of God has caused my
heart to rejoice as I read it and studied it this morning, because of all of
the wonderful promises that I read about this morning.
My Steps of Faith Today:
Continue to do the things that I wrote about in the section, “Spiritual
meaning for my life today.” Continue to
remember that I am here on this earth to do the works that God has sent me here
to do, and do them with great joy.
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