Week 26, Day 3: Keeping Our Garments

Today’s Reading:  Revelation 17:1-18:24

Some thoughts from yesterday’s reading…

In Revelation 16:15, Jesus said, “Blessed is he who watches and keeps his garments…”  The idea of keeping one’s garments, or cleansing one’s garments is found throughout the book of Revelation and is tied to being obedient to God.  One cannot have his garments cleansed without being obedient.  In this particular passage, the one who has kept his garments is the one who is prepared when Christ comes as a thief.

The idea of keeping one’s garments has to do with keeping them white, or pure.  One does this by obeying God in all things.  He will keep himself unspotted from the world (James 1:27).  Nothing that would be-smudge the clothing would be participated in.  This could be anything from immorality (foul language, adultery, fornication, etc…) to the idolatry that was so prevalent in the first century.  Today, we may not be tempted to succumb to idolatry (at least in the USA) but there are plenty of dangers lurking to soil our garments.  If we do not keep ourselves separate from the sinfulness of the world, then we will not be ready at the judgment of Christ.

We should keep ourselves ever vigilant when it comes to avoiding the worldliness that surrounds us.  If we let our guard down, even a little bit, Satan will take advantage of us, and it will not be long until we are not longer clean.  We need to make it our priority to keep our garments, so that we can continue to have hope beyond this life!

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