April 14, 2017 WWJWMTD by Steve the son of John
‘Painting’ Your Robe White
“The works of the Lord” Psalm 111
I do not like to paint much. I do it because I have too. As we all know, wood needs protection from the elements. This is why there are Ace Hardware, Lowes, Home Depot, in fact, I like those stores—they are my favorite shopping places.
The Lord does painting also, not just in His creation but how He works in the lives of His people. God only uses the ‘painting process’ with the color of red to change everything to white. Revelations 7:14b says, “…they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” Yes, God is into color, but His final color is white and His primer color is red.
I have to paint the fencing on my ranch all the time. It gets worn, dirty, and stained. Just like our robes—they get dirty and stained. In tribulation our robes become worn and discolored, but it is in the tribulation that we make them white—“These are they which came out of great tribulation” Rev. 7:14a.
To get the fencing ready for paint you have to scrape, sand, and chip away at all old paint, stains and ruined wood. I often have to paint with primer first before the white paint—it is a process I do not like but must be done.
God does the same with me. Jesus loves me so much He works away at the wood in my life preparing me for His white paint. It was His giving away of His life—the loss of His blood that makes it all possible. The impossible became possible, through His blood, making me white. It cost Him everything in this life so I could have part of His life forever.
I am washing my robe in the tribulation of this life—just like Christ. And, it is in my tribulation that I find myself needing God’s red stain in and through my life. His red paint makes me ready to become white. I accept, no I desire, God’s painting process—I scrub and wash my dirt and stained robe making it white in the blood of Christ. This is the work of the Lord and it is marvelous in our eyes.
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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com
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