I Timothy 6:13-16 - "I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate, that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which He will bring about at the proper time — He who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen or can see. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen."
Sanctification is the touchstone of salvation, because without it no man will see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14). That is the paramount reason to keep ourselves unstained by the world. Jesus is returning for a bride without spot or blemish, beloved. He is waiting for a spouse that has prepared herself appropriately (Revelation 19:7).
The next time someone asks when the Lord is coming for His bride, tell them you know the exact time of His return. Paul tells us when the time is "proper" He will return, and not a moment before. May we continue to seek His face and His heart so we might be those who are the chosen – pure and undefiled when He does appear.
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