"And He said to them, 'The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath.'" (Mark 2:27, ESV)
This is the heart of the Bible, the Heart of God Himself. All Jesus does for us, all He has done and ever "will do" is for you and me---- very sobering.
"....and to keep the Lord's commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good." This was Moses' exhortation to the Jews of millennia ago; it is the same for you and me. You and I have a choice today, a choice to live under religious legalism, or under, "....The Sabbath was made for man," viz., "for your good." Strong's tells us that the "short definition" of the Hebrew phrase translated, "for your good," is, "beautiful." Another source defines it as, "pleasant, agreeable, pleasant to the sight, sweet, sweet-scented, good report." I think you get the picture. It is as my Proverb reading for today says, "Every word of God is unalloyed" (Jerusalem Bible), literally, "smelted," as a goldsmith refines the gold, "leaving behind the elemental medal." Whatever the source, be it Moses, Isaiah, Luke, Paul, the Words of God are "elemental medal,"------------ and they are, "made for man."
Jesus' life as He walked the hills of Galilee and taught in the Temple was an example of, "The Sabbath was made for man." Indeed, the Law, the Prophets were, "made for man"; the Earth was, "made for man"; the Cross, "was made for man." Too much of what is done in Christendom is for the religionists, to build their local works, propagate their ideas, "made for them." Remember, "The Sabbath was made for man."
"....for man," reflects the "Servanthood" of Jesus. Read and reread and reread the Gospels; What/Whom you and I see there is The, " for man," Savior, The, "for man," King, The, "for man," God Himself, loving, weeping, healing, delivering, comforting------------------- "for man."
Father, in Jesus' Name, I thank You that I too was, "made for man." Amen.
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March Mission: March 9-31
DC Mission: February 4 (If you would like to go along, let me know. Would need at least four other people)
This is the heart of the Bible, the Heart of God Himself. All Jesus does for us, all He has done and ever "will do" is for you and me---- very sobering.
"....and to keep the Lord's commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today for your good." This was Moses' exhortation to the Jews of millennia ago; it is the same for you and me. You and I have a choice today, a choice to live under religious legalism, or under, "....The Sabbath was made for man," viz., "for your good." Strong's tells us that the "short definition" of the Hebrew phrase translated, "for your good," is, "beautiful." Another source defines it as, "pleasant, agreeable, pleasant to the sight, sweet, sweet-scented, good report." I think you get the picture. It is as my Proverb reading for today says, "Every word of God is unalloyed" (Jerusalem Bible), literally, "smelted," as a goldsmith refines the gold, "leaving behind the elemental medal." Whatever the source, be it Moses, Isaiah, Luke, Paul, the Words of God are "elemental medal,"------------ and they are, "made for man."
Jesus' life as He walked the hills of Galilee and taught in the Temple was an example of, "The Sabbath was made for man." Indeed, the Law, the Prophets were, "made for man"; the Earth was, "made for man"; the Cross, "was made for man." Too much of what is done in Christendom is for the religionists, to build their local works, propagate their ideas, "made for them." Remember, "The Sabbath was made for man."
"....for man," reflects the "Servanthood" of Jesus. Read and reread and reread the Gospels; What/Whom you and I see there is The, " for man," Savior, The, "for man," King, The, "for man," God Himself, loving, weeping, healing, delivering, comforting------------------- "for man."
Father, in Jesus' Name, I thank You that I too was, "made for man." Amen.
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March Mission: March 9-31
DC Mission: February 4 (If you would like to go along, let me know. Would need at least four other people)
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
"Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2
