"Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself, just as he is pure." -- 1 John 3:2-3
Our
home is always orderly and clean. But when guests are coming for
dinner, or even if family is coming for a few days, my dear wife works
like crazy to spruce up the place. She vacuums, dusts, brings out the
best dishes and stocks the kitchen with good food to eat. She hopes that
our visitors will enjoy their stay and be pleased that they came.
John
reminds us that we are children of God and the best days are ahead. He
tells us that a day is coming when the Lord will return and we shall see
him face to face. Furthermore, if we have this hope as a driving force
in our hearts, we will get ready. We will "clean house" to purify
ourselves just as Jesus is pure. We will want the Lord to be pleased
when he arrives.
Take
time on a regular basis to do an inventory my friend. How does your
house look today? If the Lord returned this afternoon, would he find
things in good order and a purified life? Maybe today would be a good
time to get out the vacuum cleaner and dust cloth and "clean house". I'm
sure that you would want the Lord to be pleased when he arrives?
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