“Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remain clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.” Revelation 16:15
God has poured out the vials of wrath upon the earth. Men and demonic spirits are rising up against God to fight Him. The final battle of Armageddon is about to take place.
Every battle that has ever taken place on the earth has one thing in common: neither side lets the other side know when they are about to attack. God is going to be the same way in the end. He will come unexpectedly and strike the enemy.
A thief never attacks while you are watching. He waits until you are asleep and then sneaks in to steal quickly and quietly. In order to catch the thief you have to be awake and watching.
In this verse you are told that blessed is the person who is awake and clothed. Being awake is that you are spiritually awake and watching for the return of Jesus. You are aware of what God is doing or is going to do. You are on the battle front ready for the fight.
Along with being awake you are supposed to be clothed also. There are two things that every believer must be clothed with. First is the righteousness of Jesus. It is the blood of Jesus that has cleansed you and made you holy. All the good deeds you have done has absolutely nothing to do with your righteousness.
The second thing to be clothed with is the armor of God. Each believer is to be clothed with the full armor of God in order to be ready to fight the battle. This battle is not a physical battle, but a spiritual one right now. In the end at the battle of Armageddon it will be a physical and spiritual battle.
If you do not have both of these clothing on you will end up going out naked and be shamefully exposed. You may call yourself a believer in God, but without the righteousness of Jesus, even the demons will not fear you and you will not have the armor to fight the battle.
Today you must keep yourself clothed with the righteousness of Jesus. You must put on the armor of God. Today is a training ground for the future battle. Are you preparing yourself? Are you watching and waiting for His return? Do not allow yourself to be caught not prepared.
I pray today that God will cloth you with His righteousness; that God will help you to remain awake and watching; that you will put on the full armor of God; that you will not be caught ashamed; and that God will strengthen you to be ready for the battles to come.
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