Zechariah 3:1-5
Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?” 3 Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments. 4 And the angel said to those who were standing before him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments.” 5 And I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord was standing by.
This chapter is an interesting vision of what happens in the spiritual realm. Joshua is dressed in "filthy garments" (verse 3), and Satan is shown as the accuser of Joshua (verse 1). But God rebukes Satan (verse 2), and orders that clean clothes be put on Joshua: "Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments" (verse 4). This is wonderful picture of what happens to us. We are dirty from all
our sins, and Satan wants to accuse us and remind us of how bad we are. But God in His loving mercy removes our sin and clothes us with His
righteousness.
Lord, thank you for cleansing me and giving me new life.
Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand plucked from the fire?” 3 Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments. 4 And the angel said to those who were standing before him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments.” 5 And I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord was standing by.
This chapter is an interesting vision of what happens in the spiritual realm. Joshua is dressed in "filthy garments" (verse 3), and Satan is shown as the accuser of Joshua (verse 1). But God rebukes Satan (verse 2), and orders that clean clothes be put on Joshua: "Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments" (verse 4). This is wonderful picture of what happens to us. We are dirty from all
our sins, and Satan wants to accuse us and remind us of how bad we are. But God in His loving mercy removes our sin and clothes us with His
righteousness.
Lord, thank you for cleansing me and giving me new life.