I delight greatly in the LORD; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels. Isaiah 61:10 (NIV)

Read this as a Prayer –

Yahweh, by your Grace, I wear a coat of righteousness.

This coat of many godly colors makes a dual fashion statement when I join the daily parade:

It draws attention to the truth that I can do nothing of significance—no godly good—in my own strength.
But it also dazzles the world with your compassion and mercy, proclaiming that I can do all things when I wrap myself in you and trust wholly and completely in your strength—in your righteousness—in this righteousness coat that comes to me through you.
This coat, created by you, the Master Designer, keeps me warmly secure in your grace and love. It reminds me to that I am dependent upon you, and, that in loving obedience to you, I gratefully try to do only what you tell me to do and say only what you tell me to say, just like Jesus.

This coat strengthens me to toss away the thread-bare rags of self-righteousness currently in my wardrobe, and it allows me to serve you and others from deep within the righteousness you’ve wrapped around me.

This righteous coat keeps me in a position of true humility, knowing whose I am and who dresses me in this righteousness, and from this position, I can stand firm before the enemy while also working within the authority you’ve given me to do your work here on earth.

The more I wear this coat, freely given from you, Father, the more others say I look a lot like Jesus.

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