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New clothes that don’t fit? In Christ - there’s no such
thing.
Our pastor touched on various garments mentioned in the
Bible, Sunday morning. We can read about priestly garments, wedding garments,
garments of salvation, garments of praise and more. And of course there’s the
Robe of Righteousness that Jesus gives us when we ask Him to forgive us of our
sin and invite Him to live in our heart.
I read somewhere that the enemy never stops accusing us
before our heavenly Father. Jesus had (has) accusers, the Apostle Paul had
accusers, we all have accusers. The things we may be accused of probably don’t
carry a hefty penalty in this world. If our enemy accuses us of gluttony, no
judge will throw us in jail. If we’re accused and even found guilty of lying or
cheating, or probably even stealing – we’re not going to do jail time. It’s not
how our legal systems work. I just read about a teenage boy this morning who
raped two girls and got off with a slap on the wrist.
Satan tries to make us look bad to our fellow man or to “ruin
our testimony” by highlighting things we’ve done wrong throughout our lives.
But in this world, his accusations, whether true or not, don’t generally carry
much weight. However, in the kingdom of God, he knows that sin carries a far
greater penalty. That’s why he takes his accusations to God – not mere man.
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“Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now
salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His
Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before
our God day and night, has been cast down.”
Revelation 12:10 (NKJV)
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No matter how ugly our past was littered with sin, it’s time
we walk in the new garments God has given us!
“The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore,
let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of
light.”
Romans 13:12 (NKJV)
We are quick to criticize ourselves. “If God knew what I’ve
done…” Guess what – He DOES know. And He’ll forgive it. All of it! Cast off
those works of darkness. Put on His armor of Light!
When He hands you His Robe of Righteousness, put it on! It’s
the Righteousness of Christ we put on – not our own. Our own righteousness can
never be good enough.
God has the perfect size for you, because He’s perfected you
in Christ. Now you can move freely!
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In Christ, every garment He gives us fits just right. Put
them on!
By the way, your robe of Righteousness goes UNDER the armor
of God. We can’t wield the Sword of God’s Word without right-standing with Him.
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