Numbers 21:4-9
Oh my! Oh my! I love! I love! I love! I wanna share! haha. Out of the overflow I shall sing praises to my God. haha.The only reason why I am blessed and can be blessed is because my Jesus paid for it! Because my Jesus is my Righteousness, my Everything. haha.
Love what clara shared in her blog - Fear Not; about letting not our heart be troubled, that it would not even be me myself who guards my heart but is it Jesus who jealously guards my heart. So sweet right. haha. So beautiful! :D
haha. I wanna share about anything that comes to mind. haha. HAPPY. lols. Wanna share what pastor shared on Sunday. Very very beautiful. haha. Super exciting. haha.
Numbers 21:4-9 (Amplified)
4 And they journeyed from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom, and the people became impatient (depressed, much discouraged), because [of the trials] of the way.
5 And the people spoke against God and against Moses, Why have you brought us out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no bread, neither is there any water, and we loathe this light (contemptible, unsubstantial) manna.
6 Then the Lord sent fiery (burning) serpents among the people; and they bit the people, and many Israelites died.
7 And the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you; pray to the Lord, that He may take away the serpents from us. So Moses prayed for the people.
8 And the Lord said to Moses, "Make a fiery serpent [of bronze] and set it on a pole; and everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live."
9 And Moses made a serpent of bronze and put it on a pole, and if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of bronze [[a]attentively, expectantly, with a steady and absorbing gaze], he lived.
This is so beautiful because the Amplified actually brings out the Hebrew. Woohoo! haha.
Pastor said before that the word sent in verse 6 isn't causative tense but permissive tense. Dad wasn't the one who created those fiery serpents but He only lifted His hand of protection and those serpents were able to attack.
Such grace that we are always protected because Jesus is our righteousness. hehe. We are no more measured by our own deeds and words but by Jesus'. Mercy mercy. :D
haha. Very interesting! What was attacking them was fiery seprents! And if you read the verses you would realise that God asked Moses to a fiery serpent of bronze and set it on a pole! Bronze means judgment and pole is a picture of the cross. Do you see it? Oh my! haha.
Whatever that is attacking you, be it stress, financial difficulty(ies), health problem, etc, see it as being judged at the cross for you! It has been crucified already. Old things have passed away behold all things become new! haha. Those things that are trying to make inroads into your life has no right nor power to be there because Jesus has triumph over it!
haha. Interesting. I went to check the english dictionary on the meaning of inroad. I heard of this word before but not very sure of it's meaning as well as spelling. haha. You know what it means?
From Yahoo! dictonary::
1. A hostile invasion; a raid.
2. An advance, especially at another's expense; an encroachment. Often used in the plural.
The first meaning caught my attention. hehe. Reminds me of
1 Chronicles 14:8-9
8 Now when the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, all the Philistines went up to search for David. And David heard of it and went out against them.
9 Then the Philistines went and made a raid on the Valley of Rephaim.
haha. What I caught the other time was that, when you know you are the beloved, having Jesus as King of your life, the devil would try to attack your health, the surety of the Jesus' health and healing purchased on the cross. :D Share with me if Dad tells you anything bout it. It's interesting. haha.
Lets continue with Numbers 21:4-9. haha.
Pastor shared something very interesting. In verse 7, the people repented and asked Moses to pray to the LORD to take away the serpents from them.
haha. Praise Jesus leh. Because today we can enjoy a fellowship with Him and Father. We are made kings and priests because of Jesus (Revelation 1:5-6) and we can pray directly to Him through Him (Jesus), and not based on someone else's experience with God. :)
They asked God to take away the serpents (problems) but Dad has a better solution! He can take away the serpents but the people would remain wounded and bitten. And they would die because in verse 6 it says "and they bit the people; and many of the people of Israel died."
But the solution of God; Jesus, is a much better answer. Because everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it (fiery serpent of bronze), shall live. You don't need an absence of all those troubles; you need a fresh revelation of Jesus' finished work for you. Ask Him to show you what He had accomplished for you on the cross. hehe.
Jesus not only redeemed us from the curse of the law (Galatians 3:13) but He has blessed us with every spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ (Ephesians 1:3). haha.
Colossians 1:12-14 (NKJV)
12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
haha. Today will share till here. Will be back soon. haha. Haven't finish yet. Also haven't talk about the hebrew words. hehe.
Blessings people. Jesus Loves You!
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