The White Suit By Erin Tanksley Picture it, Sicily 1923 no not really.

But I would like you to imagine a custom made hand crafted brilliantly white suit. Each suit has been fitted and elegantly styled to suit (no pun intended) each individuals true taste and personality. Imagine that everyone in the world has one. Yes, I mean everyone! Well, its true, the only problem is that most of us are not aware of its existence or its location and worst still is that we dont know exactly how to obtain it. And for those who have been made aware of its existence and have obtained it still dont know how, once put on, to keep it free from stains and potential damage. What most dont know is that this suit is unlike any other in that it has a built in cleaning system that is turned on by voice activation. No, this is not a fairytale. I tell you the truth. We all have one. It was hand crafted and personally styled by the hand of God and the price for this hand craftsmanship was paid for and full access given for everyone by blood that was shed through the crucifixion, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ. No one was left out. not Muslim, Jew, atheist, agnostic, Hindu, Buddhist or Satanist for that matter. Everyone has a suit made and available for delivery when we present the Blood Stained receipt in faith that the suit and everything in it was paid in full. Whether we claim it or not, we have one. The miracle of this suit is that it grows and shifts with each individual who puts it on. As the wearer grows or changes his/her form and shape, the suit has a built in automatic future sensor. It knows exactly when, in what areas and how much to expand as you develop in certain areas, or loose certain harmful excesses. Isnt that marvelous? OBTAINING Ok, now that we know of its existence, where and how do we present this receipt? What I didnt tell you is . everything about this suit is voice activated. You present the receipt, sprinkled with Jesus blood, to the Master Tailor God the Father Himself with your voice in prayer asking for the suit that

was purchased for you by Jesus Christ. You must believe that you are entitled to this suit and then the next miraculous thing happens .. once you put it on, you look exactly like Christ to the Father. WOW!!! Didnt I tell you? Oh, I guess I didnt, that suit IS Christ. So from this point on, when you pray, God the Father sees his Son Jesus when He looks at you! Amazing Grace!!!! MAINTAINING Now let it be known by all parties that The Suit shall hereafter and forever be known as Christ. That statement sounds real legal and binding doesnt it. Well, it is! Now that we have put on Christ, what do we do to maintain the purity of this gift? We continue to believe. Thats all! Continue to believe that it has all been paid for. Now you have full access to the Father and when you stand before Him, you can be assured that anything that you ask according to His will in Jesus name it WILL be granted you by the Father. God knows that we are not perfected in our understanding and knowledge of His ways yet so He expects that we will from time to time spill a little barbecue sauce or red wine on that beautiful white suit so he built in a voice activated cleansing system. All we need do then is with our voice, say Father forgive me and teach me your ways and voila/poof the suit is restored to its original brilliance. Wow, with that kind of restoring power, what keeps us from becoming careless or even abusive, senselessly spilling and cleaning over and over knowing that with a word the suit is just like new? Well, remember, that suit is Christ. It is His Grace Love and His life that bought it for us.

HONORING Now that we have learned how to maintain the purity of this gift, let us now learn how to honor the gift to maintain its effectiveness in our lives and the lives of others around us.

I once owned as Rottweiler named Gigi. She was a beautiful dog but she had the worst trait. As soon as she was bathed and dried, she would go out and find the nearest pile of cat poop and she would roll around in it until she was completely covered in it. Then she would want to come back into the house and rub her body against the cushions of the sofa and roll around the floor. Fortunately for us, I would smell her as she reentered the house before she could make it to the sofa or floor. So because of the stench that preceded her, the sofa and floor were spared. Well, when we abuse the gift of Christ, our spirit remains in good standing with the Father because Christ (the suit) is an eternal gift, but our, offerings, our tithes, and prayers become like that stench of cat poop as we come before God.
As Paul wrote in Philippians 4:18 (King James Version)
But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.
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Or as Peter wrote in 1Peter 2:4-6 (King James Version)

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
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God doesnt want us to come to Him out of fear nor for only the things that He has and wishes to give us. He wants loving grateful children not Gold diggers waiting for the reading of the will. He wants us to honor Him because of His Gift of Love (Christ Jesus) sacrificed for us and He wants us to receive that Gift and love Him in return because of it. As we begin to know the true value of His Gift, we will honor Him by wanting to know more about the giver of that Gift our Father.