My granddaughters are at the
age that they enjoy dressing their dolls.
In fact, two of the younger ones enjoy dressing up everything…,
themselves, stuffed animals, the dog…! And
they want everyone to see how BEAUTIFUL their “dirls” look (that’s three year
old Lily talk for ‘girls’) with EVERY outfit!
Such fun.
I get overwhelmed
easily. I write quite a bit about being
overwhelmed. But this overwhelmed is a
good thing! It’s being overwhelmed with
joy in the Lord, my God. Let’s break it
down.
Overwhelmed ---with JOY!
Overwhelmed with joy ----IN
THE LORD!
Overwhelmed with joy in the
Lord MY GOD!
Why?? What has me
overwhelmed?
He has dressed me.HE…THE LORD MY GOD…has dressed me.
He has dressed me with THE CLOTHING OF SALVATION!
He has draped me in a ROBE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Thinking of my God delighting
in dressing me the way my granddaughters delight in dressing their dolls just
gave me a whole new perspective on this truth.
I know salvation is of the Lord.
It is definitely more about Him than it is about me, I just enjoy the
benefits of His great salvation. But
thinking of how it delights the Father to dress me in His clothing of
salvation, to imagine Him draping me with His robe of righteousness, well, it
does something to me.
I remember the way my Dad
looked at me on my wedding day, seeing me standing there in Mama and Daddy’s
bedroom in my gown. He teared up and
couldn’t say much, just that I was beautiful, that he loved me, and that I
would always be his little girl. Then, “It’s
time to go.” He may not even remember
it. It was 35 years ago, but I remember
it still. It brings a smile to my face,
and when he is gone it will likely bring a tear to my eye, and overwhelm me
with joy.
That’s sort of what I felt
when I read this verse and really gave it some thought, picturing a loving
Father embracing me with His love this way.
I am overwhelmed with joy. The
Lord my God has personally clothed me with His salvation and draped me in His
robe of righteousness. Maybe you don’t
have that kind of relationship with an earthly father; you can’t picture this
kind of tender moment. I’m sorry. But I want you to know that God loves you
that way. He aches to have you
experience the depth of that kind of love, one that would get personally
involved in your life, and give you of Himself all He has to offer. Believe me, once you grasp it, it with
overwhelm you with joy too.
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