Nothing can Disrobe You
“I will greatly rejoice in Yahweh! My soul will be joyful 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 with a garland, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.” (Isaiah 61:10 WEB)
When Adam and Eve sinned by eating from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, they suddenly realized that they were naked.
Since then, every child that has been born came into this world spiritually naked—having no righteousness.
The moment people place their faith in Jesus Christ as Lord, spiritually they are clothed with dazzling white robes of righteousness.
Not every Christian knows this, even if they are already dressed in these robes.
The devil takes advantage of our ignorance and tries to deceive believers who think they can lose their righteousness by sinning.
He wants you to feel like you’re naked and uncovered—exposed to demonic attacks and God’s punishment.
After the Jews fulfilled the time of their captivity in Babylon, God opened doors for them to return to the land and rebuild the temple in Jerusalem.
The two main leaders God anointed for this task of rebuilding the temple were Zerubbabel a prince of Judah, and Joshua the high priest.
The rebuilding project was going well until suddenly, Israel’s neighboring enemies wrote a letter to the King of Persia to forcibly halt the project.
The Jews became discouraged and for a long time, it seemed as though it would be impossible to rebuild the temple.
“He showed me Joshua the high priest standing before Yahweh’s angel, and Satan standing at his right hand to be his adversary. Yahweh said to Satan, “Yahweh rebuke you, Satan! Yes, Yahweh who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Isn’t this a burning stick plucked out of the fire?” Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and was standing before the angel. He answered and spoke to those who stood before him, saying, “Take the filthy garments off of him.” To him he said, “Behold, I have caused your iniquity to pass from you, and I will clothe you with rich clothing.” I said, “Let them set a clean turban on his head.” So they set a clean turban on his head, and clothed him; and Yahweh’s angel was standing by.” (Zechariah 3:1-5 WEB)
After Israel’s enemies had succeeded in their evil ploy for a while, we see in the passage above that Joshua initially believed that God was punishing him and Israel for their sins.
We know this from the vision of Joshua wearing filthy garments and a dirty turban—Joshua believed that he was unclean and unworthy of God. His mind was also filled with such thoughts.
This unbelief hindered him from walking in faith to fulfill his God-given calling.
We also learn that Satan was the one personally deceiving Joshua about this. The devil knows if he can trick us into believing that we have lost our righteous standing before God, we will end up living in defeat.
However, was it really true that God was angry with Joshua? No, Yahweh (Jesus) wanted him to be clothed with rich clothing—the robes of righteousness, and a clean turban.
In other words, Joshua was actually already made righteous by faith but he didn’t know it.
He thought that perhaps he or Israel sinned, causing the halt of the temple reconstruction project.
The clean turban represents a renewed mind.
That’s what we need—God’s word to renew our minds and let us believe that we are always dressed in the dazzling robes of righteousness.
Never let the devil strip you of the sense of your forgiveness and righteousness before God.
You didn’t earn your salvation by your works, and neither can you lose it by your works.
You are always dressed in the garments of salvation and the robes of righteousness!
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