Isaiah 61:10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul shall be joyful in my God; for he hath clothed me with the garments of salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of righteousness, as a bridegroom decketh himself with ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself with her jewels.

Philippians 3:9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

Looking at these two passages about the robe of righteousness we can see that His robe is not our robe. If you looked at this as wearing someone else’s robe, how much care do you take to ensure that you do not get those robes dirty?

The more you care about the owner, the more care you would take in keeping them clean.

Lamentations 1:9 Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end; therefore she came down wonderfully: she had no comforter. O Lord, behold my affliction: for the enemy hath magnified himself.

Key to this Lamentation is the fact she had no comforter. To us the Comforter is given, we have the help we need to keep these garments clean.

Malachi 2:16 For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

Heed the Holy Spirit. Those aren’t your robes!

Proverbs 1:8-9 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.

I am looking at the chains about the neck. Do you look at the grace on your head as being instructions of the father? Do you look at the law of the mother as being the chains about the neck? It is easy to see that isn’t it?

The law can be a decorative chain or it can be a prisoner’s chain. Wear it like a Pharisees and it is ceremonial attire. Wear it like a condemned prisoner and it is a heavy burden. Which way do you see the law?

Did we so easily forget that the man and the woman, father and mother are one flesh and speak in unity? Instruction and law are not two separate issues. Neither is ornament of grace and the adornment upon you neck.

Law without grace is punishment.

Law with grace is corrective.

Law without grace creates resentment.

Law with grace restores relationship.

Matthew 23:13, 23 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves, neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in. Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Being set free did you also discard your adornment of grace?