HomeLift Him Up”
March 7th, 2010
From The Pastor’s Keyboard:
Welcome to Victory! We are glad to see everyone in the Lord’s House today and pray that each of you have come to hear from the Word of the Lord. If you are visiting with us, we are honored to have you in our services and hope you will come again soon.
We would like to look at Numbers 21: 8-9 for our thought. The Bible says: And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. 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.” These are interesting verses. They describe to us how the people had sinned against God and He sent serpents into the land. They then went to the Man of God and asked him to speak to God on their behalf. God then told Moses to make a serpent of brass and put it on a pole and if they looked upon it they would be made whole. Of course, this is an Old Testament type of the Lord being lifted up for mankind. He said: “If I be lifted up, I will draw all men unto me.” With that being said and with this being the beginning of our Missions Month, we would like to look at Lifting Jesus. There is nothing more important in this day of which we live than lifting Him up before men so they may see Jesus, the Hope of Glory. Let’s consider our thought.
First, We find There were Sinful People. They had sinned against God. They knew there was a God in Heaven and they also knew the precepts by which they were to live but, had not done so. They also learned and knew that there was nothing they could do to help themselves. Therefore they petitioned the man of God to go on their behalf. We live in a wicked world today and sinners need someone who will go to the Lord on their behalf and seek the face of God that they would turn from their wickedness and trust in the Lord.
Secondly, There was the Saviour’s Plan. God knew what to do, He made a way to where they could look upon the brass serpent and be made whole. I am so thankful the Lord Jesus Christ was lifted upon Calvary’s tree so that whosoever will could look upon Him, His finished work, and find healing for their souls. Before time began, God knew mankind would fall, but He also knew that His Son would be lifted up and as long as we looked upon Him, there would be a way to find forgiveness.
Lastly, There is a Sure Promise. God told Moses that if one was bitten and if they would look upon the serpent, they would live. We too have this same promise through the Word of God. There is a sure promise from God. He said that if we would look upon the Lord, call upon His name, and trust His Word, there is a sure pardon available. We will not have to die but rather we shall live. The purpose of Him being lifted up was so He could draw all men unto Him. Had He not be lifted, we would have no promise of salvation. But thanks be unto God, He was lifted up just as it was prophesied, but not for His sake, it was for our sake. His purpose was for our benefit. His promise is unto our hearts, we shall live if we look upon Him. What a glorious pardon!
Happy in His Service,
Pastor Calvin
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