A NUGGET OF TRUTH.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WATCH?

Revelation 16:15 ...'Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.'

But what does it mean to "watch and keep our garments"? Does it mean to watch the news? Not really. Sure, it is good to know what is going on so that we can see the signs, but this isn't the watching that Jesus is pointing to. Take a look at what Jesus said to the disciples and what Paul said:

Mark 13:37 ...'And what I say unto you I say unto all, watch.'

Matthew 26:40-41 ...'And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, what, could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.'

1 Corinthians 16:13 ...'Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.'

1 Thessalonians 5:6 ...'Therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.'

Do you see what it means to be "watching"? What was the result of the disciples not watching with Jesus? They FLED when persecution came! This flesh is weak and so we need to be constantly connected with Jesus each and every day, even every hour, so as to not fall into temptation and sin. This is the watching we must do. It is a watching that we are not led astray by the world or this flesh. A watching that we are surrendering our all to Christ, praying always and standing strong in THE faith of Jesus Christ, keeping the commandments of God (Revelation 14:12). Much of the world and the various churches are "sleeping" and will be found "wanting" when Jesus returns. So let us make sure we are watching unto prayer, so Jesus doesn't come and find us asleep. So what about the "garment" that we are to have on?

Isaiah 61:10 ...'I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.'

Oh what a beautiful garment this is! The robe of Christ's righteousness, the clothing which Adam and Eve lost due to sin, and which Christ will FREELY GIVE to all who surrender their lives and their own will to Him. This is the clothing we MUST be found wearing when Jesus returns. This is the garment which the "king" (God the Father) was making sure the "guests" had on when He inspected them (investigative judgment) in the parable of the wedding banquet in Matthew 22. Sadly, the man who thought he had a right to be at the wedding, but without the garment, was cast out, and Oh how many are without the proper garment! We must make it a priority to make sure we are clothed with the righteous garment of Christ. So let us heed the warning of Christ in Revelation 16:15, as the time is at hand!

John 17:3 ...'And this is life eternal, that they might KNOW thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.'