October 10, Morning
C. H. Spurgeon · Modern retelling
"Faultless before the presence of His glory." — Jude 1:24 · KJV
Turn over in your mind that wondrous word — faultless! We are far from it now; but since our Lord never stops short of perfection in His work of love, we shall reach it one day. The Savior who keeps His people to the end will also present them at last to Himself as "a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing, but holy and without blemish." All the jewels in the Savior's crown are of the finest water, without a single flaw; all the maids of honor who attend the Lamb's wife are pure virgins, without spot or stain. But how will Jesus make us faultless? He will wash us from our sins in His own blood, until we are white and fair as God's purest angel; and we shall be clothed in His righteousness, that righteousness which makes the saint who wears it positively faultless — yes, perfect in the sight of God. We shall be blameless and beyond reproach even in His eyes; His law will not only have no charge against us, but will be magnified in us. Moreover, the work of the Holy Spirit within us will be altogether complete. He will make us so perfectly holy that we shall have no lingering tendency to sin; judgment, memory, will — every power and passion shall be freed from the bondage of evil. We shall be holy even as God is holy, and in His presence we shall dwell for ever. Saints will not be out of place in heaven; their beauty will be as great as that of the place prepared for them. Oh, the rapture of that hour when the everlasting doors are lifted up, and we, made fit for the inheritance, shall dwell with the saints in light! Sin gone, Satan shut out, temptation past for ever, and ourselves faultless before God — this will be heaven indeed! Let us be joyful now, as we rehearse the song of eternal praise so soon to roll forth in full chorus from all the blood-washed host; let us copy David's exultings before the ark, as a prelude to our ecstasies before the throne.