Saturday, 30 July 2016

Follow the Lamb (Rev. 14)


These are they who have not been defiled with women, for they are virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb whoever He may go. These are purchased from among men as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb.
 And in their mouth no lie was found; they are without blemish. (Rev. 14:4-5)

At first I was confused what virgins mean here. Follow the cross reference in the following verses.

But he who stands firm in his heart, being under no constraint, and has authority with respect to his own will and has decided this in his own heart, to keep his own virgin daughter, he will do well. (1 Cor. 7:37)

For I am jealous over you with a jealousy of God; for I betrothed you to one husband to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. (2 Cor. 11:2)

So being virgins is a matter of our heart and also a matter of love. We need to have such absoluteness in our heart toward the Lord.

I pray to the Lord that I can be such a person who follows the Lamb whoever He may go. With a heart absolute for Him and with my whole being transformed through my daily experience of Him, I will be able to present to Him without blemish. Lord, guard my heart and keep advancing in me each day!

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