“Jeshua’s clothing was filthy as he stood there before the angel. So the angel said to the others standing there, “Take off his filthy clothes.” And turning to Jeshua he said, “See, I have taken away your sins, and now I am giving you these fine new clothes.””
Zechariah 3:3-4 NLT
I don’t like wearing filthy clothes, I like clean nice clothes which I would imagine most people would prefer but some of us at one time or maybe still do wear some filthy clothes. See, when we become Christians we get new clothes, we get a new identity, we are a new creation but so many do not claim our new identity or we don’t allow those filthy clothes to be taken off. After I came to know the Lord I didn’t understand that the shame I had felt was supposed to be gone. Jesus took mine and your shame to the cross, it was nailed to the cross.
It took me a while to understand Jesus died for me so I can live free of sin and shame. It took me a while to understand when He looks at me He doesn’t see my failures, He sees His daughter that He loves. He washes me clean of all my failure, my shame and sin. He took those old clothes with Him and gave me brand new clothes.
He calls me daughter, a daughter of a King. Certainly a daughter of King would not dress in filthy clothes. The daughter of a king would dress in her finest, she would walk tall knowing who she is, she is royalty. That’s us!!!!! We are royalty, God’s daughter. We should be so proud of that, that we act in a manor worthy of that title, we should walk tall being proud we are God’s daughters.
As Christians we should not look like we used to look before we were saved. Before we get saved we are a sinner. Sinner’s sin, then that’s where the shame comes in. I felt shame because of the sins I had committed. When we truly know and understand that God sent His one and only child to die for us, to hang on that cross bearing our sin, then we can’t not be changed. I can no longer walk in shame. Jesus has done too much for me. He hung on that cross so I didn’t have to feel shame, so that I don’t have to live a life of sin. I don’t want to sin because of what Jesus has done for me. I don’t want to walk in filthy clothes because He handed me fine new clothes. I don’t want to tell him, no thanks I will just keep what I had. What I had is not what I have now. We as Christians should be set apart, meaning we don’t look like the world. When someone sees us they should say, oh I know they are a christian. What I have now is a different life, a different identity and I should look different. It’s a privilege and I’m honored to take those new clothes, I’m honored to have a new identity as royalty, I’m honored to know that I have a heavenly home. We are truly blessed if we have come to know that Lord. Walk tall and worthy of your call as a Daughter of the highest King.
Lord, help us understand who we are in Christ. Help us to know you do not see our past sin and shame. Help us to let that go and walk knowing who we are.
Daughter of the King,
Michelle
