I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. (Revelation 3:11)
The vision received by John on the island of Patmos about heaven’s throne room where God the Father, Jesus His Son, Holy Spirit, the angels and redeemed believers who was raptured from the earth gathered together. These redeemed believers were clothed in white robes and crowns of gold. The white robes represent the righteousness freely given to them by trusting in the crucifixion, burial, resurrection, ascension of Jesus and not based on their works. Whereas, the crowns of gold are given to them based on their works they did on the earth. The moment we placed our trust in Jesus we received eternal life thereby living with Him forever. We are to possess certain crowns which qualifies us to reign and rule with Him in the eternities. We who believed Jesus as our Lord and Savior, are set on a course to run a race till we reach the other side of eternity where we live with Him forever. If our conduct, thoughts or words set on the course of the world, we may not able to acquire crown God kept for us in Christ. Both sins and things we are deeply attached to are the weights which can hinder our progress to run the race well. We are to run according to the will of God to acquire the crown. We look to Jesus who is perfect example who obeyed God till the point of death who is reigning with Him forever. In our sad moments, we are to praise Him day and night for blessings and healing. He has stored up for us. Even when we are weary, we are to keep running the race letting heaven invade our daily life till we finish our course on earth thereby rewarded with crowns of gold.
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