"Salvation is of the LORD." -Jonah 2:9

The Christ of all the ages sits sovereign on the throne, To rule in earth and heaven, By His own hand alone. He holds the righteous scepter, The One who purged our sins; From death and hell now risen, His kingdom never ends. The Christ of all the ages, Both God and Mary's Son; The everlasting Father, He reigns the mighty One. To give both grace and glory to those for whom He died. The blood-bought ones He purchased, can never be denied. The Christ of all the ages, our ever-living Priest, Who maketh intercession to give us daily peace. And in His throne of glory, we find a throne of grace. He calls us to come boldly into the holy place. The Christ of all the ages through sorrows and through pains my hope, my joy, and my comfort, at all times He remains. The One who never changes, As God and Man who came; My righteousness forever and every day the same! Words by Gary Shepard , 76.76 Double Tune: The Church's One Foundation =================

A robe or garment is often used in Scripture to portray righteousness. "He hath covered me with the robe of righteousness" ( Isa iah 61:10 ). "And to her (the church) was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: the fine linen is the righteousness of saints" ( Revelation 19:8 ). When Adam and Eve sinned and "knew they were naked" ( Gen esis 3:7 ), they tried to cover their shame by making fig-leaf aprons. Their actions pictured man’s vain attempts to establish a righteousness for himself, but righteousness can only be established by the Lord , otherwise the sinner will remain "naked." Nakedness sets forth man’s unrighteousness and his exposure to wrath. The Laodiceans were "wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked," and were told they needed "white raiment, that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear" ( Rev elation 3:17-18 ). Thankfully, the Lord came to the rescue of our fallen

"Friend, how camest thou in hither not having a wedding garment? And he was speechless" -Matthew 22:12 [KJV] He had a garment, but not a wedding garment - one of his own providing; like those who have a righteousness of their own, of whom the Lord elsewhere speaks: "Woe to the rebellious children, saith the L ORD , that take counsel, but not of Me; and that cover with a covering, but not of My Spirit, that they may add sin to sin" ( Isa iah 30:1 ). Precious Lord Jesus, clothe me with the wedding garment of Thy righteousness; and feed me with the rich food of Thy body and blood; yea, Lord, be Thou my covering, my joy, my all; that when at Thy church, at Thy table, at Thine house of prayer below and at Thine kingdom of glory above, the King cometh in to see His guests, my soul may cry out, in Thine own blessed words and with a joy unspeakable and full of glory: "I will greatly rejoice in the L ORD , my soul shall be joyful