“Have them bring a
royal robe the king has worn” Esther 6:8.
When I was a little girl my mother kept her wedding dress in
a plastic garment bag in the back of her closet. This wedding dress held such power for me in
my mind as it represented a day in the future when I would walk down that aisle
adorned in white. I will never forget
when Mother allowed me to try it on. It
seemed as if there were a million little covered buttons that closed up the
back, and the tiny little sleeves hung well below my fingers. I couldn’t walk in this beautiful dress
because the train was too long to move.
It rustled with every movement my little frame made and my fantasies
were too large to be contained in my heart and mind. I was well aware that this gown was too big
for me and was perfectly tailored for my mother’s frame. I was covered in white and lace…
“For he has clothed me
with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness’
Isaiah 61:10. In my spiritual closet
hangs a gown that is tailored just for me.
It is the Lord’s robe of righteousness that He invites me to try on
daily. He encourages me to grow into
that robe and nourishes me to ensure my growth.
The robe is always too big for me to fill, with lots of tiny buttons
covered with the flesh that need to be buttoned up tight. The sleeves of Christ-like character hang
below my fingers and the train of growth provides a difficult walk. With
the help of God I grow a little more each day, confidently growing into my robe
someday. Then one wonderful day, I will
hold up my spiritual arms as He lowers my robe down over my head and it will
find its perfect fit. Wearing my garment
of salvation, it will be the day that the
Lord has made for me to slip my arm in His and walk down that aisle towards
eternity in my uniquely tailored robe.
‘I saw the Lord seated
on the throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple’
Isaiah 6:1
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