Read Psalm 109:30-31 30With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord; I will praise him in the midst of the throng. 31For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
In verse six the accuser stood at the right hand of his victim ready to condemn. Here the Lord stands at the right hand of the needy one, ready to save.
What if your eternity were to be decided in a cosmic courtroom where Satan, the prosecution, stands ready to bring accusation after accusation against you? What charges would he bring? Who would he call as witnesses against you? What character flaws and moral lapses would he point out? What evidence of your rebellion against God would he exhibit?
There’s a scene like this found in Zechariah chapter three. Joshua, the High Priest, standing before God covered in feces. Filthy. Disgusting. Shameful. Satan stands to the side accusing him before God. But then the Angel of the Lord, Jesus himself, tells the angels to take the filthy clothes off of Joshua, wash him clean, and clothe him in pure vestments, all while rebuking Satan.
This isn’t just a prophetic vision of one man named Joshua. It is the vision of our life in Christ. Satan our accuser has been rebuked, and the Lord Jesus (Joshua) stands at our right hand declaring who and whose we are. We are his. We are God’s. We are free from all accusations and all condemnation. Why? Because he wore our filthy clothes on the cross. He stood accused in our place. The punishment that brought us peace was upon him.
But on that third day he was stripped of his filthy clothes and raised in power and purity, robed in priestly vestments, having been cleansed by the waters of death.
In Christ, we too have been cleansed, clothed, and acquitted. To live is Christ is to embrace his position in the courtroom of heaven. The trial is over. The verdict has been rendered – not guilty!
You: In what ways have you been defending yourself, rather than letting Christ be your lawyer?
You in Christ: Do you see yourself covered in filthy clothes or priestly vestments, pure and holy before God?
Christ in you: How might the day go differently if you could imagine Christ standing at your right hand?
Pray: Jesus, you are my defense attorney. You are my advocate, my intercessor. Let me fire the internal lawyer in my mind and trust in your verdict instead. Amen.
To Live is Christ 