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Snake On A Pole

June 12, 2011 by Fritz

“As Moses lifted up the snake on a pole in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up. – Jesus (John 3:14)

God’s object lessons can be strange. In the Old Testament, when God’s people complained poisonous snakes slithered out and bit them.1 God’s cure was to take an image of one of those snakes, put it on a pole and look at it! Those who looked lived and those who refused to look died.

Who would refuse to look when it was right there in front of them?! Yet some did.

Jesus speaking to Nicodemus, a religious scholar who would know the story well, said God would offer his answer for sin’s bite in the same way — putting sin on a pole (cross) for all to see. The apostle Paul later wrote,

[God] hath made [Christ] to be sin for us … that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. – 2nd Corinthians 5:21

Those who figuratively look to Christ and his sacrifice have deliverance.

Who would refuse to look when it is right there in front of them?

– fritz@langgang.com
1 Numbers 21:6

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A Little Game

June 11, 2011 by Fritz

It’s a little game the world plays:

  • Workers play it — “I didn’t because [fill in blank]. (“I’ve been sick this week”, “My wife had surgery”, “My truck was stolen”).
  • Job recruiters play it — “You’re just what we are looking for, I’ll call you next week.”
  • Congress plays it — “I didn’t send those pictures, my Facebook account was hacked.”
  • Bosses play it — “Don’t worry, we aren’t making any staffing changes.”
  • Children play it — “The dog ate my homework.”
  • Parents play it — “Not today, but tomorrow, I promise!”

We ought to be more mature; the stories would sometimes be laughable if the character it showed wasn’t so sad ( Do they think I have an “I am Stupid!” sign across my forehead?! ). — it’s more serious than we want to think. The Bible says it’s not just the murders and whoremongers going to hell.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. – Revelation 21:8

Don’t play the game! Honor Christ!

– fritz@langgang.com

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No Favoritism

June 10, 2011 by Fritz

[D]o not show favoritism to a poor person in a lawsuit. – Exodus 23:3

Justice is not based on a person’s possessions. God neither favors the rich’s wealth nor the poor’s poverty and he resists discrimination where ever it is found.

– fritz@langgang.com

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