Cloak of Zeal
“For
he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his
head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was
clad with zeal as a cloke.” (Isaiah 59:17)
Today’s Morsel: If you have every watched a
civil war movie, you will notice that those military leaders who are in
authority, are sometimes clad with a cape or cloak. It was worn by military leader’s as a mantle that was thrown over the body, usually
fastened on the right shoulder by a hook or clasp and suffered to flow in a graceful fold down to the feet. In battle, it would
be laid aside, or secured by a girdle about the loins. It could
also be used for warmth during periods of cold or placed around the female
shoulders during periods romance if she became cold. When Paul wrote to the church at Ephesus, to put on the whole armor of God, he doesn’t mention the cloak. Even though we are in a spiritual battle,
the cloak is reserved for those in authority. When the apostle John giving us a glimpse of the end
time battle, he says,
“And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon
him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth
judge and make war… And he was clothed
with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. … And he hath on his vesture and
on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” (Revelation 19:11-16) The
word vesture, in the Greek, means cloak. And John says, that He, Jesus, is
clothed with a vesture dipped in blood. The Captain of the Host is Jesus. And
He will be clad with a cloak of zeal.
Sing: For
the Captain of the Host is Jesus, we’re following in His footsteps, no foe can
stand against us in the fray.
Thought For Today: He
will defend His saints?
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