Do you know who first
clothed man with coats of skin? It was God Almighty Himself, when He found Adam
and Eve hiding behind the bushes because they were afraid of Him. They had
become fearful and conscious that they had sinned against God. In their
sin-consciousness, they realized that they were naked and that the glory of
God, which had been their covering, was gone.
So God killed an
animal to clothe Adam and Eve with coats of skin (see Genesis 3:21). An animal
had to die and its bloodied skin became their covering. This speaks of the
blood of Jesus that covers you when He became your burnt offering. The Lamb of
God did not just take away your sins. He also gave you His righteousness.
Beloved, you are
covered by Jesus’ blood. You are righteous by His blood. God has clothed you
with the robe of righteousness, which was paid for by Jesus’ blood. I am not
talking about a physical robe made of cloth. I am talking about the robe of
righteousness that was on Jesus when He said to the storm, “Peace, be still!”
and there came a perfect calm (see Matthew 8:23–27), when healing flowed from
Him to the sick and when He raised Lazarus from the dead (see John 11:38–44).
When you believe that
you are righteous because of Jesus’ blood, you will see the effects of wearing
His robe of righteousness. You will see miracles happening before your very
eyes. You become a blessing magnet, a favor or grace magnet. It is not your own
righteousness, but the righteousness of Jesus which you have put on, that is
attracting all these blessings of God into your life.
My friend, have the consciousness of being clothed with Jesus’ robe of righteousness. Every day, come to God and say, “Father, I thank You that Jesus is my burnt offering. He covers me from head to toe with His righteousness. What He is to You, I am. As He is now, so am I. I am in Him.” And you will see the manifestations of the blessings of health, wholeness, protection and provision that the robe attracts! (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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