Jesus Calling: August 9

Wear My robe of righteousness with ease. I custom-made it for you, to cover you from head to toe. The price I paid for this covering was astronomical--My own blood. You could never purchase such a royal garment, no matter how hard you worked. Sometimes you forget that My righteousness is a gift, and you feel ill at ease in your regal robe. I weep when I see you squirming under the velvety fabric, as if it were made of scratchy sackcloth.
     I want you to trust Me enough to realize your privileged position in My kingdom. Relax in the luxuriant folds of your magnificent robe. Keep your eyes on Me, as you practice walking in this garment of righteousness. When your behavior is unfitting for one in My kingdom, do not try to throw off your royal robe. Instead, throw off the unrighteous behavior. Then you will be able to feel at ease in this glorious garment, enjoying the gift I fashioned for you before the foundation of the world.

Isaiah 61:10
English Standard Version

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord;
    my soul shall exult in my God,
for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation;
    he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress,
    and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Verse thoughts
God is the one who clothes us with righteousness, with salvation - "he has clothed me" and "he has covered me." Righteousness is given, not earned. We respond with greatly rejoicing in the Lord. We do not walk around and parade our righteousness, we instead walk around and give praise and honor to our Lord, our God. Yet, the clothing, the beautiful headdress and jewels is such a huge contrast from what we were like before being justified, being crowed with His righteousness.  
 
2 Corinthians 5:21
English Standard Version  

For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Verse thoughts 
“Christ was not guilty, and could not be made guilty; but he was treated as if he were guilty, because he willed to stand in the place of the guilty. (Charles Spurgeon 1834-1892)" Jesus was not a sinner, but was treated as a sinner on the cross. Jesus took our sin, but gave us His righteousness.

Ephesians 4:22-24
English Standard Version 

²² to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, ²³ and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, ²⁴ and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

Verse thoughts
We will never be able to be righteous on our own, but after God has chosen us, we are to live our lives in such a way that it emulates righteousness. Our desire should be for righteousness - right living. I am to then put on daily (these clothes) of righteousness, why would I want to put on my old clothes - and yet I do. I continue to revisit sin that makes me appear unclean. My desire should always be to be seen in His righteousness. 

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