Worship call 0681 Living in the light of the promise
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Worship Call 0681
Monday July 4, 2022
Living in the light of the promise
Matthew 5:3 (NASB95) — 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Life of the Christian is living in the light of eternity. It is knowing that there is a destination. A promise of a place though we have to go through the wilderness of testing to get there.
Often, I will make mention of Moses being a type of Christ in many ways. It that is so then it is apparent that the Israel is a foreshadowing or Type of the Church. Moses the Christ figure leads Israel out of Egypt, crushes their oppressors, takes through the wilderness with they promise of their future destination which is the Land flowing with milk and honey.
1 Corinthians 10:11 (NASB95) — 11 Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.
How God dealt with Israel is the pattern by which God deals with his Church. Israel is historical. The Church is spiritual. As Israel was to look forward to the land following with milk and honey and trust God in the Journey to get them their
There is the promise of that glorious place where the Lord is taking his Church.
2 Peter 3:13 (NASB95) — 13 But according to His promise we are looking for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
The Patriarch Abraham sat the pace by which the people were to follow. He became their guiding historical influence. Not only for the Israelites but for the Church as well, as we read in the Hebrews hall of faith.
Hebrews 11:8–10 (NASB95) — 8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed by going out to a place which he was to receive for an inheritance; and he went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he lived as an alien in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs of the same promise; 10 for he was looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.
It was not the journey for Abraham, for Moses, or for Israelites. And it is not the Journey for the Church that is the prize. It is the destination, the place where we have not yet seen through our own eyes but have seen through faith and who travels through the wilderness holding on to the promises of God to one day enter into the Holy Kingdom.
The Example of Israel gives us a warning.
1 Corinthians 10:1–13 (NASB95) — 1 For I do not want you to be unaware, brethren, that our fathers were all under the cloud and all passed through the sea; 2 and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea; 3 and all ate the same spiritual food; 4 and all drank the same spiritual drink, for they were drinking from a spiritual rock which followed them; and the rock was Christ. 5 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not well-pleased; for they were laid low in the wilderness. 6 Now these things happened as examples for us, so that we would not crave evil things as they also craved. 7 Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play.” 8 Nor let us act immorally, as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in one day. 9 Nor let us try the Lord, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the serpents. 10 Nor grumble, as some of them did, and were destroyed by the destroyer. 11 Now these things happened to them as an example, and they were written for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come. 12 Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed that he does not fall. 13 No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.
Note from that generation only two entered the Land. Aaron died sin unto death and Moses did not enter the land. Only two did. Joshua and Caleb.
How about our Journey, how few will enter the Kingdom?
Matthew 7:13–14 (NASB95) — 13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is broad that leads to destruction, and there are many who enter through it. 14 “For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.
Yes, happy am I, for I live in the light of that eternal promise. And though I grieve in the time when wickedness is prospering, I know that wicked Egypt had its time of prosperity as well when it stood up against the God of Abraham Isaac and Jacob.
Yes, I am grieved to see so many with no faith, and I am grieved to see Evil run freely with little opposition. But I have been brought through those waters in Baptism. The same one that saved me is the one that is going to crush the opposition as those waters decimated the Armies of Pharaoh.
I know as I may not be looking forward to the challenges that the wilderness will bring I am comforted by a Lord that will never leave me nor forsake me.
While the Israelites journeyed living in tents their God had his own tent as well in the midst of them.
In our journey we have that same God journeying with us as well. For our bodies are the Tabernacle of the holy Spirit the presence of God is with us as it was with the Israelites.
I don’t by no means want to suffer as did the Israelites. I don’t by no means intend to be bitten by the serpents that God sends for my discipline or do I intend to die in the wilderness outside the promises of God never to receive them. I do not wish to be cut off as was Moses who was not permitted to enter into the promise land because of His own failure. I intend very much to follow Joshua and Caleb into the land.
Romans 8:18–25 (NASB95) — 18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. 19 For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God. 20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself also will be set free from its slavery to corruption into the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation groans and suffers the pains of childbirth together until now. 23 And not only this, but also we ourselves, having the first fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our body. 24 For in hope we have been saved, but hope that is seen is not hope; for who hopes for what he already sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.
Being poor in spirit is the humility that it takes to be a Christ imager. That is
Philippians 2:7–8 (NASB95) — 7 but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. 8 Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
The humbling is devaluing the things of this earth, the riches, the relationships even oneself even to become a fool to this world, to face the injustices with the mentality that beyond this wilderness is where my Kingdom lay. And following the Lord for the Joy that is set before me I can endure my own cross as Jesus endured his.