Tehillah Generation Chapel
Daily Manna | Thursday, July 13, 2017 | Reading: Exodus 33:1-11, Exodus 4, Gen 3:1-21
Topic: The Tabernacle of God 172
Scripture: But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say not of this building. (Heb 9:11)
Note: 1John 1:7, “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.” Within the context of a family or fellowship, every individual has a responsibility towards ensuring that good brotherliness and neighbourliness exist among the believers. The issues at stake are not about who’s in the wrong or in the right. That becomes secondary as it pales into insignificance within the context of the key priority at stake, which is the survival of the fellowship.
Self-interest and the right to who wins the argument are relegated to the background in preference to the goodwill of the brethren. This may call for sacrifices that are not publicised to everyone’s knowledge and appreciation. It calls for a type of death akin to the example Christ cited in reference to the ultimate sacrifice that the Son of Man was about to offer for the redemption of mankind (John 12:23-24, Heb 12:2-4).
The sight of Jesus was fixed ultimately on the glory that lay ahead of Him. This was what strengthened Him and gave Him the impetus and purpose to survive the ultimate sacrifice of a shameful death on the cross. The shame, suffering and humiliation that He went through were nothing in comparison to the glory, the joy and position that He would occupy eternally. He didn’t allow the pleasures of the present to distract His focus and purpose.
It’s true that as humans, we’re sometimes tempted to grow weary, desiring to give up. This happens especially when there are repeated offences, and some brethren simply don’t show that they do care about the sensitivity or welfare of others. The same mistakes are predictably repeated through a vicious cycle of others being too preoccupied with their personal self-interest to be bothered by the inward and silent cries of others.
Food for thought: We are one another’s keeper within the family of believers.
Declaration: And the Lord said unto Cain, “Where is Abel thy brother?” And he said, “I know not: Am I my brother’s keeper?” Gen 4:9
©Author: Rev Fred Aboe
