“Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself even as He is pure” (1 John 3: 2-3)

The Apostle John speaks of the glorious day that lies ahead for every believer. What joy beyond description of the glory in which we shall take part! We will have the privilege of actually seeing the Lord. We will be overwhelmed with His glory. We will be His and will share eternity together with Him. That’s the glorious presentation John made. Then John makes a very practical and powerful application. He reminds us that if we are really looking forward to this glory in the future, it will have a profound effect upon the way we behave today. It may sound dreadfully old-fashioned, but so be it! A believer who is genuinely looking forward with great anticipation to the glorious day of meeting the Lord will genuinely seek to live for the Lord right now. John says that we are to make ourselves pure and pattern our lives after what the Lord would want us to do. We really need the Lord’s help to do this. But I can assure you that this is the precious actions of those who love the Lord. More about this tomorrow.

For today: Purity actually is not old-fashioned. It is the standard of believers in every age.