DEEP GROANING

And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

Exo 2:24

And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant.

Exo 6:5

When God heard the groaning of His servants: the Israelites; He remembered His covenant and sent Moses to deliver them from their bondage.

In the New Testament [new covenant], we see a different kind of groaning:

...but the Spirit Himself goes to meet our supplication and pleads in our behalf with unspeakable yearnings and groanings too deep for utterance.

Rom 8:26 [Amplified Bible]

            You see, we have received a Spirit whereby we cry; Abba, father;

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

Rom 8:15

            The Israelite’s groaning enforced their covenant rights as servants of God, so God had to deliver them but via the Spirit of adoption, when we groan in the Spirit in the place of prayer we enforce our covenant rights as Sons of God.

            You see God has to hear you when you pray in the Spirit, because He keeps His Covenants.

            Servant-hood changes, son-ship doesn’t!

LESSONS FROM THE TOMB (2)

IN THE TOMB

            So, we know that Jesus gave up His life to save us, and is the propitiation for our sins, then it may interest us to just behold the perfectness of His eternal sacrifice.

In Jn 20:6-12 we see a beautiful picture of the resurrection morning, but notice the picture that Mary saw when she stooped to look into the tomb:

·         Two angels sited; one to the left and the other at the right.

·         The blood drenched clothes of Jesus in the center.

 Look familiar?

You see in the old testament, the priest went into the holiest of holies which contained the ark of God, which was covered with a mercy seat on which 2 cherubim (angels) where placed;  one to the left and the other at the right.

And then he would sprinkle the blood of the atoning sacrifice for that year on the mercy seat to cover the sins of the people for that year.

I guess you've figured out by now.

Jesus is the platform on which we enjoy the mercies of God: He is our mercy seat

His blood- His own life is the atoning sacrifice, and because He lives forever, our sins are much more than covered: they are blotted out!

The Ark of the Covenant contained:

·         Manna: God’s provision, despite man’s ingratitude [manna means ‘what is this?’].

·         The Rod of Aaron: Divine election vs. Man’s opinion [They revolted against God’s choice for the priesthood]

·         The law: Man couldn't uphold it.

All these grievances of men were kept under the mercy seat, so that an acceptable sacrifice could ascend to heaven. Therefore;

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace[Jesus], that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Heb 4:16