Welcome back once again. Time seem to flies fast.
So, we stop yesterday our the Jesus separation from His Father, and shown His love for us. Love...? A Sign Of Love.
There is a very beautiful picture of what Jesus did for us hidden in the law of the Hebrew servant. After God gave Moses the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20, He gave a law concerning servants.
When a Hebrew servant has served his master for six years, he is free to leave in the seventh year. If he is married with children because his master has given him a wife, he cannot bring his wife and children along when he leaves. The wife and her children would still belong to the master. That was the law then. But if the servant says, "I do not want to go out free even though it is my right to do so because I love my master, wife and children," the master will then bring him to the judges of Israel. The master will take a sharp instrument and pierce the servant's earlobe. And this will be done at a doorpost. His blood will be shed and there will be blood on the doorpost too. From then on, the servant will have a hole in his earlobe and something will be put there to keep the hole open.
His piecred ear serves as a sign to others that He is now a slave by choice. He could have gone out free, but he chose to stay because he loves his master, wife and children. And he will be with them forever because "he shall serve him [his master] forever"! Now, do you think that a Hebrew servant would give up his chance to be free after six years of service? Perhaps, but I do not think that a servant would say "I love my master" first, before expressing his love for his wife and children. Obviously, the Holy Spirit had someone in mind when He mentioned this law in Exodus 21. Who do you think this person is? Jesus, of course! Don't the Old testament laws become beautiful when you see Jesus in them? So, at the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus the perfect Servant did not choose to go out free but stayed on earth because He loved His Father and He loved His bride, the church. And because of that, He was later scourged and pierced by a crown of thorns, mails and a Roman soldier's spear. Today, the only man-made things in heaven are those scars in His hands, side and feet. They will remain forever as a sign of His love for us. And when we see them, we will be reminded of how much He loves us. He did not have to, but He chose to.
(Exodus 21:2-6
2If you but a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free and pay nothing. 3If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him. 4If his master has given him a wife, and she had borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself. 5But if the servant plainly says, "I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free, 6then his master shall bring him to the judges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him forever.
What a GREAT sign of Love. So, had anyone been feel out of touch with God? Pray.
Pray that the Spirit be open and aware of God's presence. Also, pray that any hindering that relationship is removed. Pray in the name of Jesus, bind any demonic spirits who are hindering you (or your friend) and ask God to draw you (or them) to Him.
Also pray in the name of Jesus as there is power in that name. Keep praying, the prayer of a righteous man avails much!
Tomorrow we shall see why God is smiling at us today.
Amen.
So, we stop yesterday our the Jesus separation from His Father, and shown His love for us. Love...? A Sign Of Love.
There is a very beautiful picture of what Jesus did for us hidden in the law of the Hebrew servant. After God gave Moses the Ten Commandments in Exodus 20, He gave a law concerning servants.
When a Hebrew servant has served his master for six years, he is free to leave in the seventh year. If he is married with children because his master has given him a wife, he cannot bring his wife and children along when he leaves. The wife and her children would still belong to the master. That was the law then. But if the servant says, "I do not want to go out free even though it is my right to do so because I love my master, wife and children," the master will then bring him to the judges of Israel. The master will take a sharp instrument and pierce the servant's earlobe. And this will be done at a doorpost. His blood will be shed and there will be blood on the doorpost too. From then on, the servant will have a hole in his earlobe and something will be put there to keep the hole open.
His piecred ear serves as a sign to others that He is now a slave by choice. He could have gone out free, but he chose to stay because he loves his master, wife and children. And he will be with them forever because "he shall serve him [his master] forever"! Now, do you think that a Hebrew servant would give up his chance to be free after six years of service? Perhaps, but I do not think that a servant would say "I love my master" first, before expressing his love for his wife and children. Obviously, the Holy Spirit had someone in mind when He mentioned this law in Exodus 21. Who do you think this person is? Jesus, of course! Don't the Old testament laws become beautiful when you see Jesus in them? So, at the garden of Gethsemane, Jesus the perfect Servant did not choose to go out free but stayed on earth because He loved His Father and He loved His bride, the church. And because of that, He was later scourged and pierced by a crown of thorns, mails and a Roman soldier's spear. Today, the only man-made things in heaven are those scars in His hands, side and feet. They will remain forever as a sign of His love for us. And when we see them, we will be reminded of how much He loves us. He did not have to, but He chose to.
(Exodus 21:2-6
2If you but a Hebrew servant, he shall serve six years; and in the seventh he shall go out free and pay nothing. 3If he comes in by himself, he shall go out by himself; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him. 4If his master has given him a wife, and she had borne him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out by himself. 5But if the servant plainly says, "I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free, 6then his master shall bring him to the judges. He shall also bring him to the door, or to the doorpost, and his master shall pierce his ear with an awl; and he shall serve him forever.
What a GREAT sign of Love. So, had anyone been feel out of touch with God? Pray.
Pray that the Spirit be open and aware of God's presence. Also, pray that any hindering that relationship is removed. Pray in the name of Jesus, bind any demonic spirits who are hindering you (or your friend) and ask God to draw you (or them) to Him.
Also pray in the name of Jesus as there is power in that name. Keep praying, the prayer of a righteous man avails much!
Tomorrow we shall see why God is smiling at us today.
Amen.
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