| E-MAIL SERVICE | Sign me up to receive the daily Word of Righteousness free via my E-mail address! ( ONLY AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH ) | |
| ARCHIVES | I want to check out the daily Words of Righteousness for any of the last fourteen days or from previous weeks. ( ENGLISH ONLY ) | |
| FEEDBACK | I have a question or comment about today's Word of Righteousness. ( ENGLISH AND SPANISH ONLY ) | |
| BOOK LIST | I would like to see the complete book list of the Words of Righteousness author Robert B. Thompson. (SOME SPANISH TITLES AVAILABLE ) |
The Daily Word of Righteousness
Judgment and Rewards, #32
He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels. (Revelation 3:5)
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness (righteous acts) of saints. (Revelation 19:8)
We will be clothed with the white raiment that is the result and expression of walking with Christ in white during our life on the earth.
But what of the non-overcomer? What of the believer who has received the Divine pardon but who then has continued to live in sin and half-hearted obedience to God? With what will he be clothed in the Day of Christ?
He will be found naked, fruitless, barren, in the Day of Christ. He will reap corruption. If the Lord Jesus chooses to save him, he will be rebuked. He may suffer many lashes. If he is saved it will be as by fire. His is not an enviable state.
The neglectful, careless, worldly "Christian" will not escape the judgment of the Lord.
We can see that the judgment that follows the resurrection from the dead will produce diversity among the members of the Kingdom of God. In any kingdom there can be found various offices, many different occupations, several types of dwelling places. So it is in the Kingdom of God.
Each of us has been chosen for a specific place in the Kingdom. God knows us thoroughly as an individual and will provide every talent and resource necessary for our complete success and attainment. But whether we finally arrive at our predetermined destiny depends on the diligence with which we run the race, the faith with which we fight the battle.
God is righteous in all of His decisions. Also, He is compassionate and merciful. He will place us where we will fit best, where we can grow and be fruitful for eternity.
God calls His elect to the high ranks of the overcomers. There are thrones to be gained. God cheers us on, but we must conduct ourselves with courage and faith. It is not easy. Attaining the Kingdom of God requires the utmost patience (Revelation 1:9).
We can overcome if that is what we desire above all else. Through Christ we can ascend to the throne of glory.
God has called us to Christ's throne. Let us press forward and grasp that for that we have been grasped by the Lord of glory.
Those who are walking with Christ in white today will be clothed in their own conduct in the Day of the Lord. God never will blot out from the pages of the Book of Life those who are walking in white with Jesus.
To not have one's name blotted out of the Book of Life (3:5).
To be blotted out of the Book of Life is to be lost. It signifies the individual will be cast into the Lake of Fire. This is a fearful sentence.
Christ promises the victorious saint that his name will not be blotted out of the Book of Life. The conquering Christian has boldness in the Day of Judgment. He knows that he never will be banished from the Presence of His Creator. The fact that he is walking in the light of Christ's Presence is his guarantee that he always will be with the Lord.
To be continued.