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The Spotless Robe of Christ’s Righteousness, December
10
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be
rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the
shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with
eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
Revelation 3:18
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The great Redeemer represents Himself as a heavenly merchantman,
laden with riches, calling from house to house, presenting His priceless
goods.
We must have the buyers and the sellers cleared out of the soul temple,
that Jesus may take up His abode within us. Now He stands at the door of
the heart as a heavenly merchantman; He says, ... “Open unto me; buy
of me the heavenly wares; buy of me the gold tried in the fire.” Buy faith
and love, the precious, beautiful attributes of our Redeemer.... He invites
us to buy the white raiment, which is His glorious righteousness; and the
eyesalve, that we may discern spiritual things. Oh, shall we not open the
heart’s door to this heavenly visitor?
We cannot provide a robe of righteousness for ourselves, for the
prophet says, “All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags.”
Isaiah 64:6
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There is nothing in us from which we can clothe the soul so that its naked-
ness shall not appear. We are to receive the robe of righteousness woven
in the loom of heaven, even the spotless robe of Christ’s righteousness.
The eye is the sensitive conscience, the inner light, of the mind. Upon
its correct view of things the spiritual healthfulness of the whole soul and
being depends. The “eyesalve,” the Word of God, makes the conscience
smart under its application, for it convicts of sin. But the smarting is
necessary that the healing may follow, and the eye be single to the glory
of God.... Says Christ, By renouncing your own self-sufficiency, giving
up all things, however dear to you, you may buy the gold, the raiment,
and the eyesalve that you may see.
The Saviour comes with jewels of truth of the richest value in distinc-
tion from all counterfeits, all that is spurious. He comes to every house,
to every door; He is knocking, presenting His priceless treasure, urging,
“Buy of me.”
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