On the way into the Kodak Theater for the Academy Awards people dressed in their finest walked the red carpet, being interviewed for their moment in the spotlight. Robin Roberts from ABC was one of the interviewers and when referring to their clothes she said to one of her interviewees, “I’m being paid to ask you, ‘Who are you wearing?’'” Each person responded with the name of some famous or semi-famous designer. The question, “Who are you wearing” stuck in my head. Should there be a red carpet to walk before we someday enter the throne room of the King of the Universe there just might be an interviewer from some far off galaxy asking, “Who are you wearing?” The answer, the only answer, for all of us will be Jesus, for it is His and only His robe of righteousness that will be appropriate. All other answers just will not work.
“For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness.” Isaiah 61:10 It is an expensive garment; much more than anything on the red carpet that Sunday evening. This garment came at horrendous cost and we are the most blessed to be adopted into the family so we can wear it. “For we have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but we have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.” Romans 8
It’s a wardrobe that will never be out of style
Written by Roger Bothwell on February 27, 2012
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