New Clothes
Posted by Brandon on Thursday, July 19th, 2007
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“I will 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.” -Isaiah 61:10
Angie and I drove from our home in Beebe, Arkansas to the campus of Central Baptist College in Conway for classes. I was on a diet at the time and had a chocolate diet shake in the car. Just as we pulled into the parking lot of the school, I spilled and splattered that shake all over my shirt. So there I was, just before class, with a diet shake all over my clothes. Know what I did? I went home. I missed class and changed clothes!
A more dedicated student would have stuck it out, no matter the embarrassment. I, on the other hand, am rather picky about such things and just had to have different clothes on. Ever feel like that? We get stained in life. For some, there are the big stains that are embarrassing because of their public nature. While every sin is serious, for most of us, the stains seem more like little annoying spots that we just can’t wash away no matter what cleaning method we try.
But then there’s God. He saves. He forgives. He washes away every stain in the blood of the Lamb. Isaiah declared that we could greatly rejoice because God has given us new clothes! We stand before the Judge in a spotless robe of white because of the blood, the name, the nature of Jesus who died in our place.
