Receiving

God wants to reveal His righteous acts (Rev 15:4).  Those who overcome are His Bride, clothed with fine linen, which are the righteous acts of the saints (Rev 19:8).  What the Husband is doing, so the wife is doing also.  God is doing righteous acts, and so are the people who make up His Bride.

We were created to do works which glorify God.  We also were created to become part of a Body, the Bride of Christ.  This body serves itself, each member benefiting the other members by serving with their gifts.  The Bride is a group of people who receive from one another.  This is how the Bride makes herself ready for the Groom (Rev 19:7).

The Groom, Jesus, asked us to receive one another (Mt 10:40-42). This will clothe us with good works; listening to and following the Holy Spirit through the gifts of one another.  The fine linen of the saints is like a thread which Jesus’s gifts weave into the beautiful and protective clothing that covers us. 

The Bride is ever about listening and preparing to be with her Lord.  She will not become ready by rejecting men, children, or prophets.  Her garments cannot be woven by just one man in the churches.  Today, as you listen, hear the Lord in His people. Receive one another, weak or strong, poor or rich, foolish or wise.  For there are gifts amongst us that we need.  They will make us ready, if we receive them. Amen.