June 14, 2023: The Overcomer’s Reward

"Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates." (Revelation 22:14, ESV)

Blessed, happy, and absolutely elated are those who washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb. Are you ready? Their garments are spotless! They are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus! They have overcome! And because they have overcome, they have heavenly rights. They can eat freely of the Tree of Life! The Tree of Immortality. 

It is a good day when you have permission to eat from the Tree of Life and permission to enter the City of God. Gates represent a transition from one realm to another. Those entering the City are leaving behind those on the outside, the defilers. The defilers, standing opposed to the Saints, have been doomed. The righteous are blessed, happy, and absolutely elated because they have washed their garments of all defilement, thereby leaving it behind. They now enter what was promised to them and enter for all eternity! For the cleansed ones, eternal life is the reward of their faithfulness amid intense persecution.   

What we do in this life matters through all eternity. How we live here determines our eternity. Revelation 22:14 is so full of joy! Oh, the privileges that are given to those who overcome! As Paul said, "To live is Christ. To die is gain!"