Isaiah 59:16-17, 21
He saw that there was no man, And wondered that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; And His own righteousness, it sustained Him. 17 For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, And was clad with zeal as a cloak. 21 “As for Me,” says the Lord, “this is My covenant with them:My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants’ descendants,” says the Lord, “from this time and forevermore.”
He saw that there was no man, And wondered that there was no intercessor; Therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; And His own righteousness, it sustained Him. 17 For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, And a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, And was clad with zeal as a cloak. 21 “As for Me,” says the Lord, “this is My covenant with them:My Spirit who is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth, shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your descendants, nor from the mouth of your descendants’ descendants,” says the Lord, “from this time and forevermore.”
Since no man could be perfect enough to stand between men and God, He Himself chose to do so, offering to rescue us from our hopeless sin-filled state if we would turn to Him and trust that He did as He said. With righteousness and zeal He came to deliver and offer His Spirit and words in our hearts, making us new creations, reborn. So we use those words with Him who lives within us now to tell others. Only by His righteousness and power do are we saved; it is not our doing or choosing rightly to accept, we only receive what is given by grace alone!
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