To adorn is to enhance with something beautiful. God doesn’t use precious metals or stones, He adorns us with salvation.

Getting Ready for the Big Day
When a woman is about to get married, she usually does all manner of things to get ready. She may get a special dress, have her hair done, gets a manicure, and may get special jewelry, etc.

God is preparing us, His bride, for our special day as well, the day of His return.  We don’t prepare ourselves, He does it. He washes us clean of all our sins by the washing of water with the word. He clothes us in the white robes of His righteousness. He adorns us with His salvation and He takes great pleasure in doing so.

Humility not Pride
Sometimes, when people dress up, it breeds a bit of pride. “I look good!” With God it’s the opposite. He adorns the humble. He adorns those who humble themselves to confess they are sinners and acknowledge they cannot save themselves. When we see ourselves in the spiritual mirror, pure, holy, and righteous, still there is no boasting. For this all came from Jesus. If we boast, we boast only in Christ, Himself.

So, let us humble ourselves and receive God’s salvation. Let us be clothed not in our righteousness, but the righteousness of Christ. Because let me tell you something about how God dresses and adorns you…

You look good!

Heavenly Father,

I confess that on my own I am tarnished with sin and unable to save myself. Yet, Jesus died and rose again to forgive me of my sin and clothe me in His righteousness. Adorn me with Your salvation that I would be ready for the day the bridegroom, Jesus, returns.

Amen.