December 8, 2024 WASH DAY
Revelations 22;12-14: “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. I am the Alfa and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Blessed are those who wash their clothes, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by gates into then city.”
Growing up in the country in a day when we had clothes lines for drying our clothes, my Mom had a ‘wash-day’ on which she would wash and hang out the clothes-of course it had be on a sunny day for drying. The passage of scripture above talks about washing ‘our robes.’ It is a good analogy; obviously its not referring to the clothes we wear but to our person-who we are-our life. It’s interesting that this passage is in the last chapter of the bible; I take it as a final admonition or a final word that must be heard; you could see it as a warning, or you can see it as a promise. However we see it, the message is clear. Whether we believe it or not, a day is coming when earth will be no more and all believers will be living in heaven in the presence of God; all who rejected Christ will not be there-they will spend eternity separated from God. What an awful thought. The message we must take from this passage is that this awesome day is coming and we need to be about making ourselves ready for that day. The message of this verse is not ‘high and lofty’ and is not ‘super spiritual’ and is not reserved just for a few; it has practical ramifications. Certainly our relationship with God and our being saved is a spiritual issue-it is by faith that we come to know God because of His grace-that is the beginning point. We are saved, but we are also being saved-we are to walk out our salvation. Even though we are saved by grace and because we are now a part of God’s family, we are to be about doing the good deeds that He has ordained for us and living out this life as He has called us too. Because God has made us righteous and His Spirit lives in us, we are to be expressing the righteousness of God in what we do. “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” Colossians 3:17. So, let us be good stewards of God while on this earth, representing Him in all we do; by doing this, we will be preparing for and making ourselves ready for that day when we take up residency in heaven and we will hear the Father say to us “Well done good and faithful servant!” And let us not overlook the fact that He is coming quickly and His reward is with Him!
John 14:2-3 “In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.”
1 Corinthians 2:9 “But, as it is written, ‘What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him-‘“
Blessings, Buddy
Revelations 22;12-14: “Behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to render to every man according to what he has done. I am the Alfa and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Blessed are those who wash their clothes, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter by gates into then city.”
Growing up in the country in a day when we had clothes lines for drying our clothes, my Mom had a ‘wash-day’ on which she would wash and hang out the clothes-of course it had be on a sunny day for drying. The passage of scripture above talks about washing ‘our robes.’ It is a good analogy; obviously its not referring to the clothes we wear but to our person-who we are-our life. It’s interesting that this passage is in the last chapter of the bible; I take it as a final admonition or a final word that must be heard; you could see it as a warning, or you can see it as a promise. However we see it, the message is clear. Whether we believe it or not, a day is coming when earth will be no more and all believers will be living in heaven in the presence of God; all who rejected Christ will not be there-they will spend eternity separated from God. What an awful thought. The message we must take from this passage is that this awesome day is coming and we need to be about making ourselves ready for that day. The message of this verse is not ‘high and lofty’ and is not ‘super spiritual’ and is not reserved just for a few; it has practical ramifications. Certainly our relationship with God and our being saved is a spiritual issue-it is by faith that we come to know God because of His grace-that is the beginning point. We are saved, but we are also being saved-we are to walk out our salvation. Even though we are saved by grace and because we are now a part of God’s family, we are to be about doing the good deeds that He has ordained for us and living out this life as He has called us too. Because God has made us righteous and His Spirit lives in us, we are to be expressing the righteousness of God in what we do. “And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.” Colossians 3:17. So, let us be good stewards of God while on this earth, representing Him in all we do; by doing this, we will be preparing for and making ourselves ready for that day when we take up residency in heaven and we will hear the Father say to us “Well done good and faithful servant!” And let us not overlook the fact that He is coming quickly and His reward is with Him!
John 14:2-3 “In My Father’s house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.”
1 Corinthians 2:9 “But, as it is written, ‘What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love Him-‘“
Blessings, Buddy
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