A thought by Max Lucado (2012-01-02) from his book, He Chose the Nails (p. 73). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Max says, “Scripture says little about the clothes Jesus wore. We know what his cousin John the Baptist wore. We know what the religious leaders wore. But the clothing of Christ is nondescript: neither so humble as to touch hearts nor so glamorous as to turn heads.” John 19: 23– 24 (NLT) does say, “They divided his clothes among the four of them. They also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from the top. So, they said, ‘Let’s not tear it but throw dice to see who gets it’.” We know that it was seamless. Tradition says probably His mother Mary made it and gave it to Him when He left home. But we do know that it was seamless. Max says, “Garments can symbolize character, and like his garment, Jesus’ character was seamless. Coordinated. Unified. He was like his robe: uninterru
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