His Garment

We take for granted what Christ did for us.

We take for granted who Christ is to us.

He was perfect.  Holy.  Seamless.  Pure.

He went to the cross wearing a seamless garment of perfection.  At the cross he was stripped of that garment and clothed with our wardrobe of indignity.  The indignity of our sin.

This perfect, spotless man became all that we are - liars, cheaters, murderers, thieves.
He walked through the streets carrying a cross he didn't deserve so that we could be free from it.  He did all this and we take what He did for granted.  We squander the gift.  We do what WE want to do and forget the sacrifice that was made to give us that freedom.

Yesterday was Veterans Day.  A day we celebrate all who fought and died for our freedom.  We honor those men and women publicly.  We uphold them and thank them for their service to us and our country.  Yet, the man who died on a cross in our place we fail to honor daily.   We ignore his gift, his sacrifice, his death. 

We say we don't have time to read our Bibles, we don't' have time to spend with Him, we are too busy to go to church.  We are too busy because we are enjoying the freedom His death bought us.   We find time to do the things we love - play sports, go to the movies, watch our favorite TV shows, text our friends, etc., yet we can't seem to commit to spending time with the God who gave his ONLY son to die on a cross for us so we would have everlasting life.  Why is this so hard for us?

Giving God our time, our money, our attention is something we struggle with - yet he willingly gave his life for us - in a brutal death - a death full of indignity.  Every aspect of the crucifixion was meant to not only hurt the victim, but to shame him.

He wore our sin on that cross so we could wear his righteousness.  Heb 3:14

We come to the cross dressed in sin, but leave dressed in the "coat of His strong love" Is 59:17

We leave the cross dressed in CHRIST himself Gal 3:27  "For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ"

Jesus didn't just prepare a feast, or reserve you a seat at his table.  He didn't just pay the price - He let you wear his own clothes so that you would be properly dressed.  He did that - just for you.

So lets find a way to Honor and Praise Him daily for that sacrifice - that gift.

Is it too much to ask??