My friend, in the last days God will have a people that will reflect His character in their lives. These will keep the law of God, but this is not the basis of their testimony. It is simply the fruit of the salvation that has been wrought within them. These, the 144,000, are the representative of Christ to the world. They have the Fathers name, which represents His character, fully manifested in their lives, and as such they are in harmony with His law.
So many in the church today focus upon the keeping of the law rather than upon the transformation that is wrought within the people at this time. They point to the commandment keeping rather than upon the character of God wrought within their hearts. Today, the church has become as legalistic as the Scribes and Pharisees of old focusing upon the keeping of the law rather than upon the Messiah to come. "For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." (Romans 8:3, 4).
Our true problem with sin is not just the sinful acts that we commit, it is that we are sinful by nature. Our lives from the very beginning have been corrupted by sin and as such sin is manifested in the transgression of the law. Thus sin reigns within our hearts and we are subject to death. What we need is a new life; a life that is free from sin and death, and that life is only found in the life of the Son of God. "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son." (1 John 5:11).
In the last days God will have a people that have gained the victory over sin. Their lives will be a testimony of the indwelling of Jesus within their hearts. This manifestation of God to the world will be like in the days of Christs first coming, but magnified throughout the world in the 144,000. The world will see the love of God manifested in these witnesses, and multitudes will surrender their hearts and accept Jesus as their Savior.
My friend, the true mark of God's people in the last days is not in any denomination or any keeping of the law, but is in the manifestation of the character of God within the hearts of His people. They have the faith of Jesus because He is living within them, and as such they will be in harmony with the law of God. This manifestation can only happen if they have received the life of the only begotten Son of God.
Will you receive the life of Jesus, the only begotten Son of God today?
God bless,
