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 Jesus Puts His Garment of Righteousness upon Those Who Come unto Him ㅡ

 “And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.” (Zechariah 3:4)

 The fact that the acknowledged people of God are represented as standing before the Lord in filthy garments should lead to humility and deep searching of heart on the part of all who profess His name.

 Those who are indeed purifying their souls by obeying the truth will have a most humble opinion of themselves.

 The more closely they view the spotless character of Christ, the stronger will be their desire to be conformed to His image, and the less will they see of purity or holiness in themselves.

 But while we should realize our sinful condition, we are to rely upon Christ as our righteousness, our sanctification, and our redemption. We cannot answer the charges of Satan against us.

 Christ alone can make an effectual plea in our behalf.

 He is able to silence the accuser with arguments founded not upon our merits, but on His own.

 Yet we should never be content with a sinful life.

 We are to exert every energy of the soul in the work of overcoming, and to look to Jesus for strength to do what we cannot do of ourselves.

 No sin can be tolerated in those who shall walk with Christ in white.

 The filthy garments are to be removed, and Christ’s robe of righteousness is to be placed upon us.

 By repentance and faith we are enabled to render obedience to all the commandments of God, and are found without blame before Him.

 Those who shall meet the approval of God are now afflicting their souls, confessing their sins, and earnestly pleading for pardon through Jesus their Advocate.

 Their attention is fixed upon Him, their hopes, their faith, are centered on Him, and when the command is given, “Take away the filthy garments, and clothe him with change of raiment, and set a fair miter upon his head,”(Zechariah 3:4~5) they are prepared to give Him all the glory of their salvation.

 (Testimonies for the Church Volume 5 471, 472)

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