Keep Your Clothes On (Dec 30)

Behold, I come like a thief!  Blessed is he who stays awake and keeps his clothes with him, so that he may not go naked and be shamefully exposed.
                                       Revelation 16:15 NIV

Today's verse brings to mind the parable of the maidens with their lamps.  Half of the maidens paid attention to their lamps and were able to accompany the bridegroom to the banquet.  The other half did not pay attention to their lamps and as a result were unable to accompany the bridegroom to the banquet.  We too, need to pay attention to our lamp.

Jesus is the light of the world.  He is our lamp.  We need to pay attention to Jesus, for He has told us that He will come like a thief in the night.  We will read about that promised, glorious, and powerful event tomorrow.  Today we are encouraged to stay awake and to keep our clothing on.  

To stay awake, we need to live an active Christian life.  A part of that life is to stay in the Word daily.  There is where truth, knowledge and wisdom dwell in abundance.  Ask for the Spirit to guide you in your application of the truth in God's Word to your life.

Our clothing is provided by Jesus' work on the cross.  He is the one who clothes us in righteousness, to make us sinful beings acceptable to God.  Stay focused on Jesus on a moment by moment basis, He is present even in this apocalyptic, and somewhat unclear (to our understanding)book of Revelation.

WWJD? *

What would Jesus do?

In Christ,


David P