Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless…”
without spot
“Without spot” means without defect, without stain, without a mark (1 Timothy 6:14; James 1:27; 1 Peter 1:19). The spot here is unconfessed sin. Make sure that when Jesus comes, He will not find you in carnality.
Principle:
Expecting the coming of Christ should keep us from unconfessed sin.
Application:
God wants us to obey the Word without any infractions of any kind.
“Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself from being polluted [unspotted] by the world” (James 1:27).
Are you flirting with the world? God is in the business of removing spots from Christians, the baubles, and follies of the world. God’s spot-remover is the Word of God.
“How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You!” (Psalm 119:9-11).
If we have a spot on a clean shirt, it seems to be all people see. It may be a little drop of salad oil, but that is what people focus on. That is the way it is in our lives as well. A little inconsistency, one irregularity, one moment of thoughtlessness, one sentence uttered in haste, and we gain a spot in the eyes of other people and especially God.
