Thursday Devotional – Jesus is Worthy to Clothe in Righteousness (10/16/25)

Do you lay out your clothes the night before? I often remind our kids to lay out their clothes the night before so they are ready to get dressed quickly in the morning. However, Edmund couldn’t find his favorite pair of shorts last night. He wanted to lay them out to wear for today, but he couldn’t find them in his closet, drawer, hanging up in the basement on his clothesline, or in the basket of dirty clothes. He had to settle for a different pair.

As Christians, we’re commanded to remain “dressed” and ready for Jesus’s return, which could happen at any moment. By staying close to Jesus and His Word, we won’t be caught off guard, unprepared, or deceived by Satan and his spirits. In contrast, the rulers at the end of the world will be arrogantly deceived by Satan, foolishly gathering for battle against God.

Revelation 16:12-16  ¹² The sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings from the East. ¹³ Then I saw three impure spirits that looked like frogs; they came out of the mouth of the dragon, out of the mouth of the beast and out of the mouth of the false prophet. ¹⁴ They are demonic spirits that perform signs, and they go out to the kings of the whole world, to gather them for the battle on the great day of God Almighty.

¹⁵ “Look, I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”

¹⁶ Then they gathered the kings together to the place that in Hebrew is called Armageddon.

The blessed in verse 15 have repented and remained faithful to God. They are clothed in Jesus’s robes of righteousness. We can’t earn our place in heaven before a Holy God, but we can accept Jesus’ sacrifice in our place and His garments of salvation.

Isaiah 61:10   I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Have we humbly accepted Jesus’ robe of righteousness, so God sees us as He sees Jesus? Or, do we arrogantly think we can outsmart God, like the kings gathering for a doomed battle against God Almighty?

Instead of fighting against God, we can enjoy Jesus’ victory over Satan through accepting His salvation via the cross. Jesus has laid out His righteous clothes for us, so we are ready to be clothed for the New Day when He takes us to Heaven.