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Robed in Christ’s Righteousness, February 14
Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are
covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin.
Romans 4:7, 8
.
Well may our hearts turn to our Redeemer with the most perfect trust
when we think of what He has done for us, even when we were sinners.
Through faith we may rest in His love. “Him that cometh to me,” He says,
“I will in no wise cast out” (
John 6:37
).
It would be a terrible thing to stand before God clothed in sinful gar-
ments, with His eye reading every secret of our lives. But through the
efficacy of Christ’s sacrifice we may stand before God pure and spotless,
our sins atoned for and pardoned. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”
(
1 John 1:9
). The redeemed sinner, clothed in the robes of Christ’s righ-
teousness, may stand in the presence of a sin-hating God, made perfect
by the merits of the Saviour.
Only through faith in Christ’s name can the sinner be saved.... Faith
in Christ is not the work of nature, but the work of God on human minds,
wrought in the very soul by the Holy Spirit, who reveals Christ, as Christ
revealed the Father. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence
of things not seen. With its justifying, sanctifying power, it is above what
men call science. It is the science of eternal realities. Human science is
often deceptive and misleading, but this heavenly science never misleads.
It is so simple that a child may understand it, and yet the most learned
men cannot explain it. It is inexplainable and immeasurable, beyond all
human expression.
What inexpressible love has the Saviour manifested toward the chil-
dren of men! Not only does He take off the brand of sin, but He cleanses
and purifies the soul, clothing it in the robe of His own righteousness,
which is without spot, woven in the loom of heaven. He not only lifts the
curse from the sinner, but brings him into oneness with Himself, reflecting
upon him the bright beams of His righteousness. He is welcomed by the
heavenly universe, accepted in the beloved Son of God. What glory can
fallen man, through repentance and faith, bring back to God!
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