Church - Getting Ready

How is Church getting ready to meet the Lord.

Acts 24:15,16

15 I have hope in God, which they themselves also accept, that there will be a resurrection of the dead,[c] both of the just and the unjust. 16 This being so, I myself always strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men.

There will be a resurrection of the dead of both the Just and the unjust.

Since there is resurrection of the just, Paul says that being so, because there is resurrection i get myself ready by always striving to have conscience without offense.

Blameless.

What is this conscince.

It the best gift any person would get from God.

It a warning system to your thoughts and intentions.

No matter what religion is , what area he lives in, the conscience always work.

Even a small kid  when the kid tells a lie, the conscience inside the kid will prompt him .

When you against Gods given conscience you sin.

Paul says in Titus  says

Titus 1:15 says, "Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled."

The more you dwell in sin and things of the world , the conscience is defiled.

Pharoah his conscience is defiled. that is why even though there were plagues he did not allow the children of israel to let go.

But look at Abhimelech,

Genesis 20: 4-6

4 But Abimelech had not come near her; and he said, “Lord, will You slay a righteous nation also? 5 Did he not say to me, ‘She is my sister’? And she, even she herself said, ‘He is my brother.’ In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands I have done this.”

6 And God said to him in a dream, “Yes, I know that you did this in the integrity of your heart. For I also withheld you from sinning against Me; therefore I did not let you touch her

are you keeping your conscience blameless, or getting it defiled.

The more it gets defiled, it will stop telling you.

some prisoners, even after even after getting out of Jail also they still go back doing the same thing. because the conscience is not at work.

Prodigal son came to senses. Luke 15:17

17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! 

Are you coming to senses about the Fathers house or still lingering at the pigs food.

Sometimes how difficult it is to come out of the things of the world.

When pastor sent whatsapp message to not see any news, it was very diffcult for me, because that became automatic.

But Fathers house has the best food, dont feed on the junk of this world.

Keep your consience blamesless before God and Men.

second thing in getting ready is the Church has to decorate herself.

Revelation 21: 9

9 Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls filled with the seven last plagues came to me[f] and talked with me, saying, “Come, I will show you the bride, the Lamb’s wife.”[g] 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great and high mountain, and showed me the great city, the holy[h] Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God. Her light was like a most precious stone, like a jasper stone, clear as crystal

12 Also she had a great and high wall with twelve gates, and twelve angels at the gates, and names written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel: 13 three gates on the east, three gates on the north, three gates on the south, and three gates on the west.

14 Now the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names[i] of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. 15 And he who talked with me had a gold reed to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. 

The lambs wife is Holy Jerusalem :

there are 12 gates and 12 foundations

12 gates - 12 tribes of israel

12 foundations - 12 apostles.

Revelation19 : 7 says

The Lamb get ready herself by the righteous acts of saints.

 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.” 

This is the wedding dress.

We see during a wedding, the bride gets ready with a wedding gown.

The wedding dress is the  these righteous acts of saints.

Josaiah always walked in the ways of David.

Manessah, Amon walked in wicked ways.

Getting Ready we can see in Esther.

Esther 2:

 8So it was, when the king’s command and decree were heard, and when many young women were gathered at Shushan the citadel, under the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was taken to the king’s palace, into the care of Hegai the custodian of the women.

9 Now the young woman pleased him, and she obtained his favor; so he readily gave beauty preparations to her, besides her allowance

Many virgins came.

Today also many people we see in Church. 

Esther 2:15

15 Now when the turn came for Esther the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her as his daughter, to go in to the king, she requested nothing but what Hegai the king’s eunuch, the custodian of the women, advised.

All virgins came to palace.

Esther took what Hegai gave. Not what she liked. 

Esther did not ask but she always took only what Hegai gave.

Many times we ask God , Lord I want this type of spouse, this type of job, this type of house. 

But Jesus said not my will but God Your will be fine. 

Lord, Lord many people will say but people who will do God's will enter into heaven.

1 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’

Our getting ready should be doing God's will.

some say i like only gold, i like only silver, i like only emeralds,

she is the one who grewup under Mordecai.

a believer who grew up  under the correct pastors guidance with obedience will say

whatever Holy Spirit leads i will get ready with that.

Hegai knows more than any virgin about the taste of the king.

that is why its about doing the will of God and Holy Spirit knows.

Today we might be going through lot of own desires.

But can we decide today am I yielding to Holy Spirit.

Genesis 24: Whatever Eliezer gave , Rebekah got ready with those given by Eliezer.

Holy Spirit gives various gifts

1 Corinathians 12:4-11

4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. 7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: 8 for to one is given the word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healings by the same[b]Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills.

We should be decorating with gifts given by Holy Spirit God.

 1 Corinthians 12.

Hebrews 5:14

14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

Esther - all virgins are getting ready.

Similarly,  

Like new Jerusalem. 

Revelation 19 : 7

Righteous acts of saints 

Like the king has sent away one person with no wedding clothes. 

Wedding gown - A bride when getting married goes and gets ready for that wedding dress. 

Stop doing wicked ways.

Josiah walked in all ways of David.

No turning left or right.