Garment of Christ

“He will speak against the Most High and oppress His saints…” Daniel 7:25

This is prophesy in part from the dream of Daniel. The dream is revealing the antichrist in the end times and describing his treatment of God’s people. The word ‘oppress’ as translated literally means “‘to wear away’ or ‘to wear out’ as one would wear out a garment.”

We can wake up on any given day in any given region and see this prophesy fulfilled. Satan operates daily through evil in wearing out God’s children. He picks on the weak, the vulnerable and the hurting. He is not even courageous enough to wait until we have our strength but attacks us when he has to put forth the least amount of energy. He still doesn’t get it!

By waiting until we are depleted through our circumstances and weak in our own power, he takes on the supernatural strength and power of God. God takes our worn out garment that Satan has torn, ripped and soiled and replaces it with the garment of Christ. “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.” Isaiah 61:10a.

When Satan sees us at our lowest he is lulled into the false sense of triumph over us through our sufferings. He strikes out to give us that final blow only to realize he has messed with the wrong child of God. The power we obtain through the fellowship in Christ is more than enough to face whatever attack he plans. “That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised Jesus from the dead.” “For when I am weak, then am I strong.” 2 Cor. 12:10. The garment of despair that he tries to place on our shoulders will be replaced with the garment of Christ and allow joy to permeate where sadness once lived. “She is clothed with strength and dignity. She can laugh at the days to come.” Proverbs 31:25

When will he ever learn that the garment of Christ will never wear out?