Giving Thanks in November
Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 03:50PM I, like my friend and fellow church-member, Dorothy, am so thankful for the plain, exegetical preaching of the Word of God this morning, followed by the celebration of the Lord's Supper. The sermon was based on Genesis 15 which chronicles the institution of the Abrahamic Covenant. I was so deeply moved when we got to verse 17: When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. Images of Christ, our Great High Priest, Who both offered the perfect, once for all sacrifice and WAS Himself the perfect, once for all sacrifice for sin swirled together in my mind with what we have been learning in our Hebrews study as well as anticipation of the wine and bread, signifying the body and the blood of Christ--the promised fulfilment of God's covenant with Abram.
Abram believed and God counted it to him as righteousness. We believe in the Person and the Work of Christ by faith and it's counted to us as righteousness!
“Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 6 And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness.
What an amazing thing it is to be reckoned as one of that number--an offspring of Abraham!
Reader Comments (1)
My recent OT and Hebrews readings brought that very thought to my mind. Amazing, indeed, to be one of those promised offspring! Tried to listen to Rich Mullins but my countrified internet won't let me.