By THE SPIRIT, the Beloved disciple wrote in the Revelation of Jesus Christ chapter 19:
6 And I heard, as it were, the voice of a great multitude, as the sound of many waters and as the sound of mighty thunderings, saying, “Alleluia! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigns!
7 Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.”
8 And to her it was granted to be arrayed in fine linen, clean and bright, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.
We are the bride of Christ and it is our responsibility to make ourselves ready. Moreover it should also be our innermost desire and intent to do so. A bride wants to come into full and complete union with her groom thus her focus in leading up to the marriage feast is to set everything else aside in order to prepare for that joyous occasion and she will spare no expense to make that day perfect in the eyes of those attending. That day is the culmination of the prophetic intent of both the bride and the groom to come into full and complete unity in all aspects… they become one.
She is granted by FATHER to be arrayed in fine linen and this fine linen represents the righteous acts of the saints. This indicates that we are called “to do” not just “be”. There are those who stand passively by while the world is in dire need for they are waiting for some external event to happen before their so-called ministry can begin. I say to you that our next encounter falls within our ministry whether it be a loved one or a stranger. Our righteous acts should not be few and far between for we should be known for those acts motivated by Love.
The linen is described as clean or pure. I believe there is absolutely no way you can claim purity unless you act based solely on Love. The moment your intent is to benefit your “self” at the expense of others, there is no longer purity of purpose. Purity comes by cleansing and cleansing comes by the Word of FATHER. As we purpose to hear and act according to HIS Word, our hearts become pure. In Matthew chapter 5, Jesus stated:
8 “Blessed are the pure in heart,
For they shall see God.”
FATHER directed me to that particular verse in August of 1987 and told me this was the basis for HIM removing me from a management position of a particular company. HE needed to purify me after that experience and the purification process has been occurring ever since. Am I getting close to being 100% pure? I hope so!
Our righteous acts should also be “bright”. This Greek word lampros means:
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shining
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brilliant
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clear, transparent
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splendid, magnificent
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splendid things i.e. luxuries or elegancies in dress or style
Our motives should be clear and transparent so that others have no question about our intent. Our intent should be based solely on Love and the desire to be a blessing to others. If you have no “works” then where is your faith? By THE SPIRIT James wrote in chapter 2:
18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.
19 You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble!
20 But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead?”
It is never too late to initiate and bring forth righteous acts. It is never too late to be cleansed by responding to FATHER’S Voice and HIS Word. Let us purpose to be clean and bright so that FATHER will grant us to wear HIS fine linen. Oh what a privilege to adorn such a garment!