My New Clothes - Sarah Young

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 salvation.

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.

I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God,

 for He has clothed me in a robe of righteousness,

and arrayed me in a robe of salvation.  

 Isaiah 61:10

God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us,

so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

2 Corinthians 5:21

Put off your old self...and put on the new self,

created like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Ephesians 2: 22-24