Alleluia !!!
Up from the grave he arose
With a mighty triumph o’er his foes.
He arose a victor from the dark domain,
And he lives for ever with his saints to reign.
He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!
He Was God’s Brazen Serpent
April 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment
John 3:14-15 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
How often have we read this scripture without seeing with spiritual eyes the depth of the meaning when Jesus made this reference to Himself?
Numbers 21:8-9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.
To fully comprehend the depth we need to see through the eyes of typology. When we study types or shadows from the Old Testament we understand that when we see “brass” mentioned in the Word it is referring to “judgement”.
This brazen serpent was a type of the Lord Jesus being judged for our sins. This I could see and understand why it was brazen. But I questioned why a serpent? Wouldn’t a brazen angel have been more appropriate?
The Holy Spirit brought the 20/20 spiritual vision I needed to understand the reason for a serpent to represent the Lord Jesus. A serpent represents sin and He became sin for us!
2 Corinthians 5:21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
What a revelation adding depth to John 3:14. He was lifted up as God’s Brazen Serpent and whosoever looks to Him and believes will be healed and restored to a relationship with God.
CHALLENGE: Even as the Israelites were bitten by fiery serpents because of rebellion, we also are all bitten by the fiery serpent of sin because of rebellion against God. But like Israel we will be spiritually healed when we look unto Jesus, the fulfillment of:
God’s Brazen Serpent Lifted up on a Cross.
It is interesting to note this is the symbol throughout the world as the medical symbol for healing, a serpent on a pole!
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
April 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.
See from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
How Often Do We Still Deny Him Today?
April 3, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We were not there the day Peter denied the Lord but so often we are denying that we know Him by our actions, words and choices.
Matthew 26:74 Then began Peter to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man.
Dear Father
Help me in my daily walk, that I will not deny your presence in my life by my actions and words before the world.
Dear Child,
It is not so easy to deny Me while in My presence in the Holy Place. The test is when you leave that presence to walk in the Outer Court, where you mix with the world. Remember it was before sinners that Peter denied Me!
Many worship Me in church but the test comes when they leave My house! It is not how high you jump before Me, but how straight you walk in the Outer Court. Many swear their love for Me in My presence, but when the test comes in the Outer Court, they deny Me by their actions and words!
Thus saith Papa
1 John 2:6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.
Matthew 5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven
Remembering His Agony in Gethsemane
April 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
We are often exhorted in the Word that we should not faint, be weary, or lazy, especially when it comes to our time with the Lord. Nothing pierces my heart more than the account in the Garden of Gethsemane, when the disciples fall asleep during one of the greatest spiritual battles ever fought, during our Lord’s agony in the Garden the night before His crucification.
And he cometh, and findeth them sleeping, and saith unto Peter, Simon, sleepest thou? Couldest not thou watch one hour? Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak (Mark 14:37-38).
We were not there in the Garden, but how often have we grown weary, and fallen asleep in the midst of spiritual battles? The Bible warns us therefore let us not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.
Excerpt from “Developing A Secret History with God” Page 74
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