The Christian is a man whose main possessions lie in reversion.Most men have a hope,but his is a peculiar one; and its effect is special,for it causes him to purify himself.The believer hopes to be like Jesus, and this hope causes him to purify his self.Every one that hath this hope in him,every one that looks to be like the Lord Jesus is the man that must take on this task.
He is a part of the Lord's husbandry,and he must take pains as it were to plow his own ground,to weed his own corn,he must purify himself;this is his present and personal work.The pattern he must follow is the Lord Jesus" it is through his purity that he can be made pure.Look unto Him who is the author and the finisher of our faith:as you have seen him do, you do like wise: as he is pure, so live your life in the virtue of Him who redeemed you.Every believing soul is Christ's spouse.The day of conversion is the day of espousal,wherein she is betrothed by faith to Christ,and as such lives in the hopes for the marriage day, when He shall come and fetch his bride and take her home to his Father's house.Now, would the bride have the bridgroom find her in sluttery and vile clothes?"Can a bride for get her attire"(Jer.2:32)? Holiness is the wedding gown that the Christian will be dressed in when he is brought to his king and husband.
The wedding day is put off because the wedding garment is still in the making,but once this is done and thou are ready, and dressed in holiness, then that joyful day comes.Remember what the Holy Spirit says in the book of Revelations,"The marriage of the lamb is come,and his wife hath made herself ready"
Christ bride must be without spot or blemish. Will you be ready when the Bridegroom returns?
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