TAKE AWAY YOUR FILTHY GARMENT

 Zechariah 3:1-7

TAKE AWAY YOUR FILTHY GARMENT

   

The mission off Joshua the High Priest and his associates was to rebuild the broken walls of Jerusalem, the temple and to restore the worship life of the remnants - the Jews who returned to Jerusalem from Babylonian captivity (Haggai 1:1, 12-14 & 2:4). Zechariah saw in his vision, Joshua the High Priest whom God had ordained to minister in His temple and commissioned to undertake the assignment of rebuilding. He stood before the angel of the Lord and Satan was at his right hand accusing him (v.1). Satan gained access to the life of Joshua through the filthy garments on him (v.3). However, the Lord of hosts who chose him to be His vessel helped him by rebuking Satan and commanding that the filthy garments (substance of his functionality) be replaced with clean vestments for him to be effective and efficient in his assignment (v.4).

    Beloved, the filthy garments in your life may be the sin of pride, hypocrisy, malice, wrong association, lukewarmness, drunkenness or idolatry. They are stumbling blocks to your stardom. God has ordained you to fulfill destiny; to be great, prosperous and progressive in life as His chosen generation (1 Peter 2:9-10). But as long as those garments are still on you, it will be difficult to fulfill your purpose in life. Are you struggling with these garments? Be determined today to do away with those sins. God is ever ready to help you removed those garments of sin, if only you can turn to  Him today with a penitent heart and submit to Christ's authority by obeying His commandments.

PRAYER:    O Lord, take away from me today all the garments of sin, in Jesus Name. Amen