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8/10/2010

WHAT WE WILL ONE DAY BE
Read Revelation 19:6-9

6 Then I heard again what sounded like the shout of a vast crowd or the roar of mighty ocean waves or the crash of loud thunder:
"Praise the LORD!
For the Lord our God, the Almighty, reigns.
7 Let us be glad and rejoice,
and let us give honor to him.
For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb,
and his bride has prepared herself.
8 She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear."
For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God's holy people.
9 And the angel said to me, "Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb." And he added, "These are true words that come from God."

When you look around any church gathering you will see a mixture of the sad and the glad, the fit and the infirm, the comic and the serious. There will be people who will delight you, disappoint you, cheer you and chide you. We are an odd lot. But one day.

This passage near the end of the Bible reminds us that one day this weird and wacky assortment of the good and not-so-good will be transformed. One day the bridegroom, Jesus, will come calling for his bride, his people. Their transformation will then be complete. The caterpillars and grubs will become butterflies.

Never forget this as you cast your eyes around your church meetings. These are people destined for utter purity and are people who have been claimed as his own by the Lord of the universe. They may not look like much, but Jesus wants to spend eternity with them. He sees them as what they are becoming, not simply who they are right now.

Each time we meet with other Christians, we are to see them and us as getting ready for the wedding banquet. We are special guests of the bridegroom. We might not yet have got fully dressed for the event, but we are even now preparing ourselves. One day, our collective glory will dazzle even the angels. For now, let the anticipation shape the way we see one another. For now, let us believe that we are becoming who we will one day be forever.

Blessings
David