A covering you seek, and so you should, for the soul needs covering, as a naked body would be both uncomfortable, unseemly, and dangerous; much more would the naked soul be unhappy, noxious to the eye of God, and utterly miserable in itself. But behold, it is the garment that is without seam, woven from the top throughout; a garment woven by the bleeding hands of Jesus, and then dyed in his own blood. You call down that blood upon bus and weather and hotel and food. Yet mark this well: God does not say, “When I see your estimate of the blood of Christ, I will pass over you;” no, but “when I see the blood.” It is not your estimate of that blood, it is the blood that saves you. That magnificent, solitary blood, must be alone.
You ask protection for your company, that only satisfied customers and good comments come. But know this: there is a more solemn business. People like to be sure about purchasing their estates, to know the title is good and indefeasible. How much more must you be sure of your own title, that your soul is washed in the blood of the Lamb, delivered from every sin as to any possibility of its being laid to your charge! Can you hopefully say, “Lord God, You see no sin in me, for You have covered me with the righteousness of Christ and washed me in His blood”? It is rapture!
You call on the name of Jesus Christ upon this excursion, and that is well. But what better fountain of cleansing can you desire than the precious blood of Christ? Seek not only temporal satisfaction, perfect satisfaction for weary souls is yours, for look, you weary one: God the Father is yours, God the Son is yours, to be your Husband, your Head! Are you sorrowing about past sin? The blood of Jesus speaks better things to God than the blood of Abel. Abel’s blood cried for vengeance; this blood cries, “Mercy, free, boundless mercy!” Do you glory in His blood and righteousness? Then seek after that which is pure and holy. Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap.
Our safety lies in our Savior, “God our Savior.” He is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy. That is the safety of body and soul. The prayer for covering upon a journey is but a shadow; here is the substance: the Blood of Jesus Christ, that blood of sprinkling which does not terrify but cleanses. It is a grand thing to feel that God’s throne might sooner fail than that a saint can perish. Do not hope that the blood will wash away sin; know it is so, that blood does cleanse. Once they were sinners washed in blood, and so they shall come, through the precious blood, to see Jesus face to face! Oh, how I wish that all of us knew this blessedness! Seek it; it is to be found. You are the purchase of His blood, and as surely as the Father loves Him, so does He still love you.