Christ came as the reality of the bronze serpent; He was lifted up on the cross, and we – the serpent-bitten men, those who became serpentine in nature – can look at Him and not die but live! Hallelujah! This week in our deeper study of the book of Numbers we come to ch. 21 […]
Allow the Holy Spirit to Apply the Efficacy of Christ’s Redemption to us to Cleanse us
September 27, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Whenever we, the people of God, become unclean and impure because of our contact with death, we need to experience the water of impurity, that is, we need to apply the efficacy of Christ’s redemption by the sprinkling of the Holy Spirit as the living water. We may think we are OK, but in our […]
Praise the Lord for the Eternal and Unchanging Efficacy of the Lord’s Redemption!
September 26, 2019 by Leave a Comment
Praise the Lord for the eternal and unchanging efficacy of the Lord’s redemption, the most stable thing in the universe, which can be applied to us today and at any time in the future to cleanse us from sin and uncleanness! Amen! The ashes of the red heifer – which was burnt together with the […]
The High and Dignified Christ became Lowly as a Man and Terminated the Sins of All Creation
September 25, 2019 by Leave a Comment
How we thank and praise the Lord that, as the high and dignified Christ with a resurrected, ascended, glorified, and honored humanity, He was willing to be lowly, becoming in the likeness of men, so that He may be near man and deal with sin and impurity! Hallelujah! This week we are prayerfully considering Num. […]
We can Enjoy and Experience the Redeeming Christ as the reality of the Red Heifer
September 24, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The red heifer, the principal component of the water for impurity, signifies the redeeming Christ, for He is the reality of all the offerings and in particular as the redeeming One He can remove the defilement of death. The context of Numbers 19, where the red heifer is mentioned as part of the water for […]
Christ as the Heavenly Manna is Small, Balanced, Refreshing, Solid, Bright, and Tasty!
September 18, 2019 by Leave a Comment
The only food God gives us today in our Christian journey is Christ as the heavenly manna; this food is balanced, good, small enough to eat, perfect, without any mixture, cooling and refreshing us, full of life, solid, bright and transparent, tasty, and nourishing. We may think that we may need something else besides manna, […]
Eating Christ as our Unique Food Displaces the Flesh and Reconstitutes us with Christ
September 17, 2019 by Leave a Comment
By giving His people only manna to eat in the wilderness, God dealt with their flesh and at the same time reconstituted them with the heavenly food; by eating Christ as the unique heavenly food, our flesh is dealt with and displaced, and we are reconstituted with Christ to become the dwelling place of God. […]
