July 17, 2008
Look
Up and Live
Then
the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent, and set it on a pole;
and it shall be that everyone who is bitten, when he looks at it, shall live.”
So Moses made a bronze serpent, and put it on a pole; and so it was, if a
serpent had bitten anyone, when he looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.
Numbers 21:8-9
Just
as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.
John 3:14-15
The
enemy uses every deception and wicked scheme to trip us up. He does not play
fair! He plays to win at all costs! He knows our weaknesses and uses times we
are most unguarded to strike. His favorite fiery darts are those that penetrate
deep within us such as fear, guilt, bitterness, shame, unforgiveness and
rejection. We use many defenses to bury these issues. These issues often
manifest with symptoms such as control, manipulation, intimidation, anger,
avoidance, withdraw, and many others to mask the truth. The truth is that by
burying pain and other issues, we simply drive it deeper within, yet it
continually plagues us.
When
we exhibit symptoms of an illness, we go to the doctor and allow him to look us
over thoroughly to determine why the symptoms are manifesting. Although he may
give us a prescription to deal with the symptoms, his ultimate goal is to deal
with the root illness plaguing us.
Christ
also wants to be our Great Physician; however, we must be willing to look to him
and allow him to thoroughly examine us, so He can heal all the underlining sin
that plagues us. He wants us to have victory, deliverance, and freedom. As we
know, whom the Son sets free is free indeed! Remember, it is the truth that sets
us free. Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. The Word of God is the
Truth! God will use His Word, which is Christ, to divide between soul and spirit
if we truly want to made well.
God
instructed Moses to have the Israelites look at an image representing that which
was sent because of their sin, in order to be cured. We too must take a hard
look at the very thing that plagues us, so we too, can be healed. As we look to
Christ, who was lifted up on the cross and became sin, we believe it was His
death that paid the price for our freedom. Praise the Lord for His perfect plan
before the foundation of the Earth!
What
areas of your life is the Word of God cutting away? Are you willing to allow it
to cut deep so that you may be made well? What plague is trying to kill you?
Looking to Christ and believing in Him brings life and life more
abundantly!
Janet
Fairbrother
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