“Behold, I am going to come like a thief! Blessed (happy, to be envied) is he who stays awake (alert) and who guards his clothes, so that he may not be naked and [have the shame of being] seen exposed!” Revelation 16:15->me: What a great admonishing verse nestled right into the story of the bowls! In Ephesians 5:14 and 15 we are reminded of some of these clothes – The Belt of Truth, The Breastplate of Righteousness, and The Shoes of Gospel Witness. Additionally, Isaiah 59:17 tells us that the Messiah will be in clothing clad with zeal (for the joy set before Him – Hebrews 12:2). When the Lord returns I better not be caught naked…meaning…I better not be in a movie theater watching an inappropriate movie when He comes. I better not be yelling at my children exasperating them when He returns. I better not be at odds with my wife; not living by the instruction given in Ephesians 5:25-33. As a redeemed child of the King, a child of the promised nation of Israel, I will live a life of worship and constant transformation of my heart so that the words that I speak and the decisions I make come from a heart saturated in God’s word and ownership.
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