THE BASIC TRUTH.
This truth is found in Deuteronomy 6:23.

“HE BROUGHT US OUT (from Egypt) THAT HE MIGHT BRING US IN … TO GIVE US THE LAND THAT HE SWORE TO GIVE TO OUR FATHERS.”

The fact is, He brought them out with a purpose that he might bring them in, as He had promised to their fathers.

God accomplished this with His,

“Mighty Hand” revealed His Power.

“That He might bring them in.” Now, He was revealing His Grace. Because it was a land of “milk and honey.” Here we see the Faithfulness of God, who was faithful to His Covenant. (promise)

He never fails in His promises to you. Keep believing! Don’t give up!

OUT! … No more the cracking of the slave driver’s whip!

No more the cruel threat of the heartless taskmaster!

No more the blinding dust and sickening heat of the overworked brick kilns!

No more grovelling on their hands and knees to find the straw for the bricks demanded by nasty Pharaoh.

No more the rigorous servitude,
the iron heel, the bitter bondage, the downtrodden condition and the shame of Egypt! It was gone!!
Israel was “brought out” with not a

“hoof left behind!”

What a blessing it is when we apply this to ourselves.
When He saved you, He delivered you from the bondage of sin and its condemnation!

He also delivered you from the power of the Evil One!

“FOR THERE IS NO CONDEMNATION TO THEM WHO ARE IN CHRIST JESUS.” Romans 8:1.
See verse two,
“FOR THE LAW OF THE SPIRIT OF LIFE HAS MADE ME FREE FROM THE LAW OF SIN AND DEATH.”

We have been brought out of sin and
the darkness of death and from the paralysing fear of the future. You have complete Salvation from sin and death.

You were brought out, and He might bring you in. There is land in Canaan waiting ahead. A Heavenly Canaan is a place of… “spiritual wholeness and fullness that you can experience now.’

You must let go of the former life and live a Christ-like life.

Here are some scripture verses to help you live a Heavenly life … Please take time to meditate upon them.

1 Thessalonians 5:23. Galatians 2:20. Ephesians 1:42. 20:9. You will be encouraged, I promise.

This means we are no longer of Egypt,
(a picture of the world,) but are in Christ. These Scriptures are ideal for us, and there are many more to live a holy life as He intends.
Don’t live in the wilderness !!

Rid yourself of worldly practices, and then you will live in the blessings of Heavenly places in Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 1:3.

Finally, God has fulfilled the promises He made to their fathers. God never backs down on His promises, so let’s not doubt them.

“IF WE DO NOT BELIEVE, HE (still) ABIDES FAITHFUL: ( because) HE CANNOT DENY HIMSELF”
2 Tim 2:13.

God does the changing, and He makes you Holy in your Spirit, Soul, and Body, and He will preserve ( keep safe; keep alive; and maintain you). He begins to live His Life in you through the Holy Spirit.

This is a process, as we possess all He graciously gives us. All we do is surrender to Him and be obedient to His Will.

GO UP AND POSSESS YOUR LAND!

“FAITHFUL IS HE THAT CALLS YOU AND HE WILL ALSO DO IT.”

Amen.

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ARRESTED PROGRESS.

Would you please continue to read the Book of Numbers, chapters 15-20?

This book could be called..

“The book of Arrested Progress”
These chapters cover an actual period
of thirty-eight years.

This delay period marks the transition from the old generation to the new. It begins after the KADASH REVOLT and ends in the year of Aaron’s death.

“It took Israel only forty hours to get out of Egypt, but it took forty years to get Egypt out of Israel!!”

Within two years, the people were at Kardesh-Barnea, the gate of Canaan.

Thirty-eight years later, they were at the same place again! This was a consequence of their disobedience.

They knew what God had commanded. They said hastily,

“All you command we will do.”

They were full of zeal as they had witnessed the great deliverance and were ready to take that step of faith into the land of Promise,

until …. They Saw It!!

It was a very good land, but they saw the giants and the walled cities. They imagined their enemies and feared persecution, scoffing, and isolation. It was a path not yet trodden.
But too difficult to face!

So they decided. “We will not go up.”

Are you at a point in your life where you feel defeated? Have you lost your zeal and are dissatisfied and discontented?

There is an emptiness that the world cannot fulfil? What can you do?

Go back to the place where you disobeyed God!

Confess your sin and take up the life of obedience once more. You may not be able to pick up the pieces and start over again, but Jesus promises a new life, an abundant life.

Joy, power and the peace that progress brings will soon be yours again.

The word “wander,“ as prophesied by God, is translated literally into the Hebrew “Shall Pasture“ for forty years.

Coupled with judgment, the Lord would still shepherd them. Here we see the goodness and the severity of God.

That time in the wilderness was a complete holdup of God’s purposes for Israel and a historical gap. These people excommunicated themselves from the heritage of Israel.

This time, the Lord does not plague them to destruction but fulfils their words.

“Would we have died in the wilderness?” Numbers 14:2.

They must die, maybe before their time!

Let us be very careful about what we say about ourselves. Do not speak words of death; instead, speak words of life. Best of all, speak…

“The Word of Life.”

(The Bible)

Allow me to suggest some life words for you to speak over yourself.

“Through Jesus, I can do this!”

“By His stripes I was healed!”

“He will supply all my needs!”

“I shall live and not die and declare the Works of the Lord!”

“Because the Lord is my Shepherd,
how can I lack any good thing?”

“I love to read my Bible!”

Things will change as you speak life
words over yourself and others.”

Jesus said, “Bless those who curse you, and say all evil against you.”

Blessing others has so much power. Jesus and God back you up, and the Holy Spirit makes it happen.

Become an encourager today!

Amen.

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THE TWELVE SPIES.

THE TRAGEDY OF MURMURING. We observed that the complaining steadily worsened as Israel progressed toward Canaan. The people had been failing bit by bit as they joined across the Wilderness.

How often do we consider grumbling a “little sin”? When we check ourselves, we find how completely it possesses us.

We find fault in almost everything we see.

The weather is bad, the coffee is too strong, the meal is half cold, and the vegetables are still too raw.

Then, there is that person who rubs us the wrong way.

Then there are bad drivers at whom you shout, swear and curse!
Blah..blah!

Then there is our poor health!

“Oh me .. oh my .. I am so sick and tired of being sick and tired.”

Sickness can be a way of manipulating other people to gain their attention and have your own way.

So we complain, mumble and grumble about everything that irritates us.

Let’s trace Israel’s downward course in the book of Numbers.

1. From discontent to lust.

2. Despising the Lord, speaking against His servants.

3. Provoking, tempting and doubting God.

4. Presumption, discouragement and striving with, and speaking against God.

5. And at last, gross immorality and idolatry.

The Lord reminds us in Phil 2:14,

“DO ALL THINGS WITHOUT MURMURING, (Complaining) OR ARGUING AMONGST YOURSELVES ”

You must know that complaining will prevent you from accomplishing anything and prevent you from speaking words of faith. Complaining cancels miracles, visions, and dreams and even ruins the reputations of great men of God. It also breaks friendships.

WHAT HAPPENED AT KADASH?

A MELTING MOMENT!

Spies are sent out for forty days to view the land. They all agree it is a good land, but ten say conquering it is impossible. The other two, Caleb and Joshua, tell them.

“DO NOT BE AFRAID, THE LORD IS WITH US
LET’S GO NOW AND POSSESS IT.”

Joshua and Caleb saw with the eyes of faith, but the ten saw with the eyes of the flesh! They said,

“There are giants in the land… and we are as grasshoppers compared to them!”

We know the outcome. Israel disbelieved, then rebelled, and wanted to stone Caleb and Joshua!

Numbers 14:10.

Then they suggested the appointment of a new leader, as even Moses was unsuitable.

The new leader would return them again to Egypt (Num 14:4).

(Remember, all they did when they were back in Egypt was complain!)

Then, in a Mighty Melting Moment for Israel.

GOD STEPPED IN!

(This was the tenth time they grumbled.)

JUDGEMENT FELL. Moses interceded, yet judgment is still imposed.

Read chpt 14:11-20.

All those who murmured against God, from twenty years old and upward, could not enter the land flowing with milk and honey.

The Lord shut the gate forever, and no foot would step upon that soil. Only Joshua and Caleb would enter. Israel was devastated.

It was too late!!

The tragic truth is that they were so close to entering!

A short walk and they would have arrived!

Now a whole generation must die off in the wilderness, wandering about, for forty years, not getting anywhere!

What can we learn from Israel?

Unbelief defeats those who refuse to believe!

I really like this poem.

TEN men who failed to see God,
Saw cities impregnably high;

TWO men “looking off” unto God, saw doom for those cities draw nigh.

TEN men who failed to see God,
Saw giants affrightingly tall.

TWO men “looking off” unto God
Saw giants as small grasshoppers.

TEN men who failed to see God,
Reported,” We are sure to fail”;

TEN men who failed to see God,
Discouraged their brother men;

TWO men perceived GOD EVERYWHERE;

ARE YOU OF THE TWO…OR THE TEN?

J.S. Baxter.

Amen.

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THE BRAZEN SERPENT.

A wonderful picture of the …

CROSS OF CALVARY.

Please read Num 21:4.

In the narrative, we see that the people complained about their diet of Manna. They called it “detestable” and told Moses how much they loathed it. “Yuck!” they said, as they screwed up their faces in disgust.

So we see them sin against God and against Moses. (again!)

Immediately, God sent fiery (burning) serpents among them, and they bit the people, and many Israelites died, from the very young to the very old.

Can you imagine the screaming, the panic in the camp, people were attacked in their tents, while eating, while sleeping in their beds, while washing their utensils. Deadly Snakes were intruding everywhere! They silently slithered between the bedclothes and slid over the legs of children.

People who had spoken against God were dying off at an incredible rate; nobody could escape.

Punishment was twofold: Pain, then Death!

Next, we see SUPPLICATION (earnestly intreating the Lord).

“Forgive us,” they wailed.

(Confession of sin.)

Then there is Salvation in the Brazen Serpent and a Look of Faith, which are also twofold.

The look was not a casual glance … The Hebrew text here means ..

( Look attentively, expectantly, with a steady absorbing gaze.)

Jesus said in John 3:14,15.

“As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up. And whosoever believes in Him will not perish but have Eternal Life.

(Live forever.)

Sadly, today the world is full of sin, and sin fills the earth with pain, which is then followed by death. Physical and Spiritual death.

Today, Salvation is in Christ. Your look is not just a fleeting glance but a God-honouring, God-answered, fixed, and absorbing gaze!

God prescribed the Brazen Serpent, and so was the cross of Calvary, appointed divinely as a means of Salvation.

The Serpent on the. Pole was the only Appointed Remedy. So is the cross of Christ the “only” way to be saved?

Acts 4:12. “There is salvation in none other.”

“It was CONSPICUOUS.

It was Erected High in the centre of the camp. Our Lord also was lifted up upon the cross of Calvary, for all to see!

It’s ALL SUFFICIENT.

It was AVAILABLE.

Wherever man was bitten. So there is provision in the cross of Christ for all manner of sin.

It AVAILED.

No matter how serious a man’s condition. So the cross saves the worst of sinners (even you), and there is no hint where it failed!
So the cross never fails.

Come to the cross today.

It still has the Power to save your soul!

It also delivers your body and heals your soul, the mind, will, and emotions once and for all.

It was intended as a Lesson for Israel.

They must look at the very thing that caused them pain. The cross reminds us that we are sinners and offers Salvation simultaneously.

Everyone must look for Christ Himself; no one else can save you.

It is a very personal thing, but not private!

“You must (openly) confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, then you …

SHALL BE SAVED!! Romans 10:9,10-13.

Finally, there was no hint of a gradual or delayed cure.
So it is with the Cross. You must look to the “Christ of the Cross”

Believe He shed His precious blood for you.

Ask Him to save you from SIN. Forgiveness is yours, and you receive,
ETERNAL LIFE! (Instantly)

Why don’t you receive Him today?

Here is a prayer you can pray.

“Lord Jesus, I am a sinner. I believe you died for me and rose again. Please forgive my sin and save my soul. Please fill me with the Holy Spirit. I surrender all that I am over to You.”

*Thank you, my Lord.”

Amen.

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MIRIAM SPREADS GOSSIP.

The murmuring has now worked its way up to the highest leaders.

See Chapter 12.

Moses’ own brother and sister contentiously questioned his Leadership.
AARON was already the High Priest, and MIRIAM was Israel’s Prophetess.

Here we find another reason for
murmuring. They both possessed the spirit of “Jealous Pride.”

They wanted a higher position, to be equal in leadership, and to be equal to Moses. This issue is sad, as Miriam was a gifted Prophetess and Arron a chosen Priest.

She was Moses’s Safe-Guard when he was floating on the River Nile.

After the miracle of crossing the Red Sea, she danced and sang praises to the Lord using the Timbrel. What a marvellous privilege was hers.

But her need for popularity and recognition rose above God’s chain of command, and Arron, due to his insecurities, was easily influenced.

The complaint was not Moses’s choice of a wife but rather their choice to control his personal life.

‘freedom to choose.’

See Moses’s greatness. There is no self-vindication and no trace even of resentment. Imagine the emotional wounds he bore.

See verse 13. Speaking of Moses.

“His gentleness makes him great.”

“His meekness is his majesty!”

In verses 4-10, God stands with him. The Lord questioned them, not Moses, as they expected. We all should be as sweet as Moses, who was meek and lowly of heart.

So God vindicated dear Moses and admonished them.

“Were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?”

They could not answer a word.

God’s judgment fell on the rebels. Immediately, Miriam becomes a leper!!

Hansen’s disease ( Leprosy) is an infection caused by a slow-growing bacterium called “Mycobacterium leprae”

It can affect the nerves, skin, eyes, and nasal lining (nasal mucosa).

Early diagnosis and treatment can cure the disease today, but not then. In the New Testament, only Jesus Christ could heal Leprosy.

Imagine how Miriam felt?

She was sick, so very sick! She had full-blown leprosy. The whole camp was awe-struck!

Note: It’s a grave sin to speak against a faithful servant of God. To his face or behind his back.
Men of God, such as Your Pastor. The Christian’s absolute safety is to leave him to God. “God guards the man He calls to service.”

He will vindicate or correct that man.

Notice Moses’ forgiving spirit. He prayed for Miriam, and she was healed. What a relief for someone who was carrying such a horrible death sentence.

Let us learn from this incident ..

The Lord said, “You mumble against Moses, whoever you mumble against,
You mumble against me.”

That applies to us today.

Let us learn an important lesson from the experience of Aaron and Miriam.

Don’t judge or be opinionated about your Leadership, Christian Brothers, and Sisters.

“BLESS AND CURSE NOT!”

Pray …

“Set a watch, oh Lord, over my mouth!”

In other words.

“Heart? Get right with God.”

“Mouth, shut up!”

Amen.

DISCONTENTMENT.

The heart ❤️ of Israel.

Why did they so easily go astray from the Lord their God?

Why did they bring their Idols with them on their journey out of Egypt?

Why did they murmur against Moses, their leader?

Why did they whinge about their lack of water?

Further on, we will understand the reason why.

Israel began complaining only three days into their journey. (Complaining had already become a habit in Egypt.)

The Ark sought a resting place for them, and God comforted them.

Canaan is just ahead. They carry with them the pledge of victory. (the Ark).

They really should be singing songs of rejoicing and thanksgiving!

Yet they are murmuring.
The fire of judgment breaks out but is stayed by Moses’s fervent prayer.

Can you imagine the pressure they put on Moses?

At one stage, Moses became so discouraged.

With tears running down his cheeks, forming tracks on his hot, dusty face, he cried unto God,

“I AM NOT ABLE TO BEAR ALL THESE PEOPLE ALONE.”

Numbers 4:10-13.

Seventy elders were chosen, upon whom God filled with the Holy Spirit.

There are between two and three million people, with all their children, tents, cattle, sheep, and belongings.
We can understand the earnestness of Moses’ prayers for this great multitude!

Read with me the two prayers at the end of chapter ten. Numbers 10:35-36.

When they set forward, he prayed …

“RISE UP, OH LORD, AND LET YOUR ENEMIES BE SCATTERED; AND LET THEM THAT HATE YOU, FLEE BEFORE YOU.”

And when they rested, he said …
“RETURN, OH LORD, UNTO THE MANY THOUSANDS OF ISRAEL.”

Murmuring never makes things easier; it usually brings more trouble.

“THOSE WHO MURMUR WITHOUT A CAUSE ARE SOON GIVEN CAUSE TO MURMUR.” (quote.)

God had said,

“YOU MURMUR AGAINST MOSES YOU MURMUR AGAINST ME.”

Christian, what do you allow to come out of your mouth?

CHOOSE YOUR FRIENDS!

Murmuring is contagious. You will soon be influenced to complain if you stay around a complaining group. It is sad that people who believe these complaints begin to see them as truth, which is not so!

COMPLAINTS TURN INTO GOSSIP.

When you leave such a person, you feel drained, sometimes a bit depressed and guilty.

Choose Spirit-filled, faith-filled people as your long-term friends. Choose forever friends, eternal friends!

Then you will win over murmuring, complaining, and all its consequences.

To answer our question, why did they complain?
Complaining is not only a habit, it’s a matter of the heart.

Its root is discontentment.

You see the negative side of everything and let everybody else know. You really do not appreciate all the good around you, and miss the Goodness of God that He pours upon you every day.

“EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT COMES DOWN FROM GOD, WHO NEVER CHANGES HIS MIND, OR VARIES IN ANY WAY”

James 1:17.

Paul tells us to be content with what we own, who we are, our age, and our appearance. Your circumstances, etc.

Contentment comes as you begin to focus upon Jesus and give thanks in everything, for He has promised,

“I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU OR FORSAKE YOU.
NO NEVER!

Amen.

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The Lord created the Garden of Eden for Adam and Eve to cultivate and rule over.

But sin entered this God-given, beautiful place, and Adam and Eve were banished (Genesis 3:23). Sin forced them into a wilderness of weeds and woe. Since then, God has worked out his plan to restore man to his Eden heritage.

In establishing the year of Jubilee, He set free those bound in slavery and restored the land to its rightful owners.

The keyword for JUBILEE was LIBERTY!

Every 50th year, Israel was to take a whole year off from labour, cancel all debts, and return all the family property sold back to its original owners.

The benefits of Jubilee were that God set free people and lands bound to other people.

THE OPERATIVE WORD WAS,

“REST.”

It wiped out Covetousness, Greed and Bondage. It was a year-long Sabbath rest of no toil.

It also meant REST FROM WORRY, STRESS AND FEAR.
It proclaimed freedom throughout the land.

Exodus 25:10.
That was every person’s commandment for a whole year.

The year of Jubilee would have been a time of great joy for many of the people, especially for the depressed person who was unable to get out of debt, who was set free.
All forfeited estates were returned.

The Oppressor could no longer oppress.

No servant would tremble at their lord’s stern voice.

Unfair and cruel bosses had to set their slaves free.

Righteous bosses gave a slave a choice to leave or stay as a willing bond slave for life.

The Ancient landmarks were rebuilt, and an incredible sense of ownership was experienced.

There would have been a consciousness of relief in every house and heart. Sorrow and grief would have fled away, and people would have grown closer together in family-like relationships of jubilee.

GOD’S PLAN OF JUBILEE WAS A FORESHADOWING FOR US TODAY,

A foreshadowing of our liberation in Christ.
The Gospel is the true Jubilee for us, in every sense. We are poor debtors and can do nothing to REPAY the vast amount we owe.

Read 1 Corinthians 6:19,20.

Praise our God, He has freed us from the unpayable debt of sin and shame…

AND WE ARE WELCOMED HOME!

“IF THE SON SHALL MAKE YOU FREE YOU SHALL BE FREE INDEED.”

John 8:36.

“YOU ARE BOUGHT WITH A PRICE.”

1 Corinthians 6:20.

JESUS IS OUR JUBILEE!

He restores our inheritance and brings us back to the land of our Father. One day, we will be restored to the Eternal Eden God had planned. We will live in lush perfection, never to be banished again.

Our debts are fully forgiven and our freedom fully granted. We will enjoy the Father’s fields forever!

HALLELUJAH!!
We are now anchored in God himself.

All that He is and all that He has… will be
our inheritance restored.

The JUBILEE looks toward the new:

HEAVEN AND EARTH, YET TO BE.

See this written in Revelation 21-22, following the 7th great thousand years of history, during which all rule and authority shall be brought under the feet of Jesus.

Even death, the last enemy, is destroyed. The voice of God will be heard saying,

“BEHOLD! I WILL MAKE ALL THINGS NEW!”

Then we shall know the meaning of these Scriptures in

1 Peter 2:4 and

Revelation 21:2-4.
That Inheritance of the earth, which was cancelled by SIN, shall BE GIVEN BACK TO US!

THE NEW JERUSALEM WILL DESCEND FROM HEAVEN, and the Redeemed (those who have been set free) and GLORIFIED, will assume possession of the PURCHASED POSSESSION WE HAVE IN CHRIST.

It is remarkable that during the Jubilee, God’s curse on the land after Adam and Eve sinned was lifted and temporarily suspended.

The trumpet announced the Sabbath year of Jubilee, and then all things were set free.

THIS WAS .. LIBERTY INDEED.

For the earth!

For the inheritance!

For those in bondage!

Even death, the last enemy, shall be done away.

The Voice of God will be heard saying.

“BEHOLD I WILL MAKE ALL THINGS NEW.”

Then all Creation will be delivered from the bondage of corruption, into the ..

“GLORIOUS LIBERTY OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD”

We shall experience the true meaning of Romans 8:21, 1 Peter 1:4,5. And Revelation 21:2-4.

Take the time to read them, you will be BLESSED!

Precious reader, it won’t be long before we hear the trumpet sound.

AND A PERMANENT REST AND FREEDOM WILL BE YOURS !!

Amen.

Hallelujah!😀.

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CELEBRATION FEASTS

Please read chapter 23:1-44. Read slowly and carefully for a deeper understanding.

This chapter offers a complete list and describes it as a schedule of celebrations of God’s people to commemorate what He had done for them and anticipate what He had promised to do.

Far from being a cultural holiday, Israel’s festivals are prophetic and powerful.
They also tell us that God values celebrations and that people need them.

They also establish a rhythm of life that pictures a story of redemption every year.

From Deliverance to Faithfulness.

From Faithfulness to Fruitfulness.

From Fruitfulness to ultimate Fulfilment.

Many Christians today have not understood their implications concerning the Lord Jesus.
Jesus kept the feasts during His ministry, while He was here. Others are rediscovering the riches of God’s Calendar, its story, and the Fulfilment it predicts.

LEVITICUS IS LOADED WITH MEANING!

There are seven feasts celebrated.

1. THE FEAST OF THE PASSOVER.

2. THE FEAST OF PENTECOST.

3. THE BLOWING OF THE TRUMPETS.

4. THE DAY OF ATONEMENT.

5. THE FEAST OF THE TABERNACLE.

6. THE SEVENTH YEAR SABBATH.

7. THE YEAR OF JUBILEE.

I suggest you study and see how significant they are to you.
They are prophetic and closely related to Jesus’s earthly Ministry.

THE PASSOVER FEAST.
The celebration, which began at sunset on the 14th day of the first month,
was commemorative of the Deliverance of Israel out of Egypt.

This feast came first because it speaks of redemption, the slain Lamb and its shed blood was the covering from Judgement.
It was slain and eaten on the evening of the 14th day.

“JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD”

THE SLAYING SPEAKS OF SALVATION;

AND THE FEASTING SPEAKS OF

FELLOWSHIP.

Then at the beginning of the 15th day, there were 7 days of eating unleavened bread (Bread without yeast).

Leaven is a symbol of Moral corruption of sin, and Israel’s abstinence from it. You may want to read Leviticus chapter 23:5-14.

We will observe now the.

FEAST OF PENTECOST.

Therefore, this feast was fixed and fell just fifty days after the Passover.
In the New Testament, the word in the Greek is translated “Fiftieth.”

The Passover “Wave Sheaves” were the commencement of the grain harvest.

The “Wave loaves” marked its completion.

So, we have the Wave Sheaf – the grain from God’s Harvest.
And the Wave Loaf, – food to be eaten.

Typically, this observance speaks of the New Testament’s great PENTECOST, which took place exactly 50 days after our Lord’s Resurrection, namely, the coming of the HOLY SPIRIT upon the Christians who were redeemed through CHRIST. Acts 2:1-6.

It is a picture of God’s people gathered by the Holy Spirit and presented before Him in connection with Christ’s preciousness.

“Unto those who believe He is Precious.”

The seven days mean completion.
God was teaching them to be separated from all evil and to be a holy people. Paul applies this in ..

1 Corinthians 5:7,8.

He explains the meaning of “leaven,” which is “malice and wickedness.”

“Unleavened”, which is the bread of Sincerity and truth.”

The first and last days of the week were the Sabbaths, during which no servile work was done.

This ties in with Hebrews 4:10. We are to cease from our works of righteousness to gain Salvation and instead rest on the finished work of Jesus Christ.

How do we apply this to our lives today?

We come to Jesus for salvation and the Holy Spirit for His Empowerment to live a separate life from the things of this world and live a holy life unto Him, which is very precious!

You have BEEN DELIVERED from darkness into His marvellous light.

“SO LIVE IN THE LIGHT, AS HE IS IN THE LIGHT,
AND THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST WILL CLEANSE YOU FROM ALL SIN.”

Amen.

THE ATONEMENT.

I decided to conduct a personal study on the Atonement by comparing Leviticus with the Book of Hebrews, without relying on a commentary, and allowing the Holy Spirit to bring revelation instead.

I was amazed and elated to see the Atonement’s more profound meaning.
I was elated when I discovered that all my sins had been forgiven and would be forgotten entirely.

This truly means, my PAST- PRESENT and FUTURE SINS.

All because God loved me and sent His Son to pay the price for all my sin by shedding His Precious Blood on the cross of Calvary.

So many Christians live in guilt, deep shame, and fear of punishment due to a lack of understanding of what the Atonement truly means.

So, look closer at the Atonement to find “freedom from condemnation.” In Leviticus 16:1, Priests, after their own cleansing, chose two goats for the ceremony. The first goat they slaughtered was a sin offering for the people.
Leviticus 16:15.

He sprinkled the goat’s blood on the Altar (Mercy seat) to cleanse it and make it holy.

Then he turned toward the live goat, laid both hands upon its head, and confessed the people’s sins, such as ceremonial uncleanness and injustice. This transferred all their sins onto the head of the goat. A man, specifically chosen for the task, would drive the goat into the wilderness of desolation, never to return again. The slain goat was a substitute for the people’s sins; it took their place of punishment.

The other goat was called the “Scapegoat,“ which had “all” of the people’s sins on its head.

A WONDERFUL PICTURE OF THE WORK OF JESUS.

Both goats are types of Jesus. The first goat showed how Christ’s death satisfied God’s justice.

See Isaiah 5:1,11

The second goat reveals how Christ bore the full weight of our guilt and shame.

(Everything the devil uses to accuse us.). Then He carried them away from us, and when Jesus died, HE entered the wilderness of death, returning all the accusations back in the devil’s face!!

Amen! Thank you, Jesus!!

Now you can enjoy God’s complete forgiveness, and you never need to say, I’m too great a sinner for God to save me.

“No, you are not too great a sinner! Don’t live under the heavy weight of guilt and shame.

“AS FAR AS THE EAST IS FROM THE WEST, HE HAS REMOVED OUR TRANSGRESSIONS FROM US.”

PSALM 1O3:12. Keep this in your mind. Under the old Covenant, people’s sins were “Covered,” which is why the Atonement ceremony was held each year on the Sabbath.
The Atonement of Christ did not just cover our sins…“He took them away!”

Hebrews 10:4.

It was by the shedding of His Blood. (Blood brought life, and not death!)

That is the meaning of the word, Atonement.
Glorious,

“AT- ONE – MENT! “AT ONE WITH GOD!” Through Christ.

The Old Testament is a shadow of Christ and the “REALITY” of Christ in the New Testament. When the single God-Man gave his life, He opened the way to: ”whosoever will” may come! “THE LIFE IS IN THE BLOOD,
AND MUST FOR SIN ATONE
ON: “SACRIFICE” AND ONCE FOR ALL!
THE BLOOD OF JESUS ALONE.
OH, SEE THE GUILT OF SIN,
WHICH NEEDED SUCH A PRICE!
AND SEE THAT MARVEL, OF HIS LOVE,
WHO MADE THE SACRIFICE!”

J.S. Baxter.

THE GREAT HIGH PRIEST.

As the great High Priest, Jesus took His Blood and entered into the Heavenly Sanctuary, with the blood, and laid it on the Altar. A Perfect Sacrifice!

But He has not yet come the second time for His people. Hebrews 9:24.

At that time, Israel will be a penitent people.
They will weep and say…

“THE HARVEST IS PAST, THE SUMMER HAS ENDED, AND WE ARE NOT SAVED.”

Then they shall look upon Jesus, whom they pierced, and weep!
Then in believing contrition …

THEY SHALL BE SAVED!!

You, dear reader, who need to be saved, must realise that your time to repent of your sins is now!

The way to receive Him is open now!

“NOW! IS THE ACCEPTABLE TIME, NOW! IS THE DAY OF SALVATION!”

After Jesus finally arrives, it will be too late.

Please pray this prayer of salvation. Then you will be saved for all eternity.

“LORD JESUS,
I THANK YOU FOR SHEDDING YOUR PRECIOUS BLOOD FOR ME. THANK YOU FOR PAYING THE PRICE FOR ALL MY SINS. PLEASE FORGIVE MY SIN AND CLEANSE ME FROM ALL UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. PLEASE FILL ME WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT TO EMPOWER ME TO BECOME COMPLETELY CONFORMED TO YOUR IMAGE.

Amen.

Please let me know if you pray this prayer from my blog, so I can offer a prayer for you.

“GONE, GONE, GONE .. ALL MY SINS ARE GONE !!”

Think about this .. When I talk about sin, I’m not putting sin into categories, as some people do, e.g. Adultery is worse than telling a lie.

“In Christ, God dealt with the ‘Human Sinful Nature, ‘ not specific sins.

This fallen nature was passed upon us from Adam. So when you receive the Atonement of Christ, you receive His Nature, and become a new Creature. (Creation)

The old has passed away, and all things have become new. That is how God sees us in Christ. Yes, the temptation to sin is still there, but when we sin, we repent and confess it to God, and because of the Atonement, we are forgiven.

You may be wondering, “But what if I die in an accident before I get to confess my last sin?

“This is why the Atonement is so exciting,

IT DEALS WITH SIN AS A WHOLE.”

OUR SIN WILL NOT BE REMEMBERED, “ANYMORE”

Amen!

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