sokin's devotional 95 - Heirs through Christ
Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, who looks far down on the heavens and the earth?
Psalm 113:5,6
"Speak to the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy."
Leviticus 19:2
Then the moon will be confounded and the sun ashamed, for the Lord of hosts reigns on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and his glory will be before his elders.
Isaiah 24:23
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!". So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
Galatians 4:4-7
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A common theme that is woven into the fabric of Scripture is the truth that God is holy.
Holy, which means "set-apart" is one of those words that loses it's meaning especially if you grew up in Christian contexts.
We sing about the holiness of God. We know bible verses about it. We easily say that "God is holy".
But I think it's good to remind ourselves of just what the significance behind that statement is.
God being holy means that everything that is seemingly pure, clean would literally vaporize in the midst of our Holy God. He is so holy that in the last days, the moon and the sun's glory will be ashamed - the very stars in our galaxy that we tend to attribute beauty and wonder will literally be embarrassed before our Holy God.
In Leviticus, there are numerous passages that detail the rules and regulations God laid out for His people. These laws all had consequences in light of the fact that God was serious when he desired his people to be set apart, just like He is. His chosen ones were instructed to not mess around and thereby pervert the very God they served.
But of course, human beings are broken. We are fallen and all fall short of the glory of God. We do not meet the expectations to be holy, like He is holy.
And yet...in the perfect moment, God sent His Son to die for us. Our Holy, Holy, Holy God...whom the angels and the stars and sun and moon would be ashamed to stand before.. He sent His only Son and placed him "under the law" in order to redeem those under the law - us.
So that we can cry out "Abba! Father!". We are heirs with God through Christ.
And thus, we can also cry out like the Psalmist in Psalm 113:
Psalm 113:5,6
"Speak to the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them, You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy."
Leviticus 19:2
Then the moon will be confounded and the sun ashamed, for the Lord of hosts reigns on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and his glory will be before his elders.
Isaiah 24:23
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!". So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
Galatians 4:4-7
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A common theme that is woven into the fabric of Scripture is the truth that God is holy.
Holy, which means "set-apart" is one of those words that loses it's meaning especially if you grew up in Christian contexts.
We sing about the holiness of God. We know bible verses about it. We easily say that "God is holy".
But I think it's good to remind ourselves of just what the significance behind that statement is.
God being holy means that everything that is seemingly pure, clean would literally vaporize in the midst of our Holy God. He is so holy that in the last days, the moon and the sun's glory will be ashamed - the very stars in our galaxy that we tend to attribute beauty and wonder will literally be embarrassed before our Holy God.
In Leviticus, there are numerous passages that detail the rules and regulations God laid out for His people. These laws all had consequences in light of the fact that God was serious when he desired his people to be set apart, just like He is. His chosen ones were instructed to not mess around and thereby pervert the very God they served.
But of course, human beings are broken. We are fallen and all fall short of the glory of God. We do not meet the expectations to be holy, like He is holy.
And yet...in the perfect moment, God sent His Son to die for us. Our Holy, Holy, Holy God...whom the angels and the stars and sun and moon would be ashamed to stand before.. He sent His only Son and placed him "under the law" in order to redeem those under the law - us.
So that we can cry out "Abba! Father!". We are heirs with God through Christ.
And thus, we can also cry out like the Psalmist in Psalm 113:
Who is like the Lord our God, who is seated on high, who looks far down on the heavens and the earth?
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