Sunday, April 4, 2010

Back in Action

I am sorry I haven't been here to update over often. Its not like I have a life or anything! LOL Anyway, I am back with some interesting thoughts on Scripture as I read just last night. I am currently reading through the book of Luke and, as a gentile by blood, find this a most exceedingly fascinating book! I am currently in Chapter 4 and have three observations I wish to make.
The first is on v. 13,
And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. (Luke 4:13)

This is extremely fascinating because it denotes here that Christ was tempted further on in His ministry. Indeed, I believe that it is infact indicative that, part of Christ's being fully human, meant that all His life He was faced with temptation much as we are... well, except that He was perfect while we were made perfect in His sacrifice only. But we must keep Christ's humanity in mind when it concerns the sacrifice of Christ. Without a human sacrifice, it would not suffice for us, humans, who sinned against God and without the lamb being spotless, it would be a meaningless sacrifice.
My next point would be on God's magnificent gift to us, the chosen. Christ made the people of his home town very angry. Why? Because He made plain His mission, that His dominion (His chosen people) would extend beyond the Children of Israel,
And he said, "Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian."(Luke 4:24-27)

Note here please that Christ specifically mentions the nationalities of these individuals in contrast to the widows and lepers of Israel. Notice also Christ's Words. He chooses to say, "Elijah was sent" only to the widow of Sidon. Also of the lepers, "none of the were cleansed but only Naaman the Syrian. Christ is here making plain to whom He has be sent to cleanse. We see here that God chooses the foolish things of the world, these are not some elite blood or some supreme hierarchy but the destitute and broken. Christ came to save the Lost.
Lastly, I wanted to observe v.39,
And he stood over her and rebuked the fever, and it left her, and immediately she rose and began to serve them.(Luke 4:39)

Do we not serve an awesome God that even the fevers obey Him?
Until again, Christ be with you brothers and sisters.

Soli Deo Gloria
Patrick Eklektos

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