Isaiah 61:10 ESV “I will greatly rejoice in the Lord; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with garments of salvation; he has covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decks himself like a priest with a beautiful headdress, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.”
This verse was in one of my devotional readings this morning, and as I read it, I could hear my mom or myself years ago…kids all dressed, pressed, teeth brushed, and hair combed. We are leaving in a minute, don’t get dirty!!!
Yet here we are, clothed and robed in God’s royal finery and we:
We complain and grumble because of this or that; it didn’t work the way we wanted. We are having to wait, or work for, or towards our dream or goal. We have to deal with uncomfortable situations or life choices. We have to deal with life!!!
We take for granted all the simple blessings we have, ask the person who can’t walk, run, hear, see, get out of a chair or bed without assistance. Leftovers again, but we forget to be thankful that we have food on the table.
We get cranky, snarky, snarly, resentful, tired, bored, and testy!!! It’s just another day, I hate my job, I’m tired of the dishes and laundry, I’m tired of being home all day by myself, I’m tired of all of these people in my face. It’s too hot, it’s too cold, dang it’s raining again, we need more rain…on, and on, and on!!!
We just got dirty…our beautiful garments are now soiled and wrinkled! Can we stay spotless every moment of every day! No and No!!! But then Jesus knew this, God sees us through Jesus, so we are perfect in his sight! Is this license to run havoc through the mud? No, but when we fall, when we grumble, when we forget to be grateful. We have our Lord Jesus.
Lamentations 3:22-23 NIV “Because of the Lords great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fails. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
So, remember this, if you notice a mark or stain on your face or in your attitude, look up, show him the spot, ask for forgiveness, recognize and wait for the warm, loving washcloth. To swoop down and gently scrub you clean, again!!!
Be blessed today and be a blessing and thank you for joining me. 🥰
Sunshine On My Shoulder 