Poured Out

What does God pour out to us? Believers are reminded of Romans 5:9
“Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him.”

He has mercifully given mankind a New Covenant sealed by the blood of Jesus Christ. A covenant of love, mercy, and grace to those willing to receive His sacrifice for sin.

Is 53:12 …He poured out Himself to death.

Ps 22:14 I am poured out like water, all my bones are out of joint;

Ez 39:29 ..I will have poured out My Spirit on the house of Israel…

Is 32:15  …until the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high….

Matt 26:28 For this is the blood of My covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.

Acts 10:45 …because the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out on the Gentiles also.

 Romans 5:5 ..the love of God has been poured out within our hearts….

 Titus 3:6 …and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

: 6 whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior,

 This great and mighty God and Savior has poured out Himself, His Spirit, His blood, and His love so that we might “walk in a manner worthy of Him who calls us into His own kingdom and glory.”

1 Thess 2:12

 

.."the kindness of God leads you to repentance." Romans 1:4 Thank You Father, for your  kindness!

 

 

Not Under Judgment

You have reminded me today of the immense privilege it is to be Your child.  To live under a New Covenant with my God. To NOT be under Your judgment.

In reading the story of Achan in Joshua 7, I was reminded of the consequences of disobeying the Law in the Old Covenant.

When Israel conquered the city of Jericho the warriors had been told not to plunder anything for themselves. All of the silver, gold, and articles of bronze and iron were to go into the treasury of the LORD.

But Achan “ coveted them (articles of gold and silver) and took them; and behold, they are concealed in the earth inside my tent…”

The LORD told Joshua as a result of this transgression, Israel could not stand before their enemies, they had become accursed, and He “will not be with you anymore..”.

This was only resolved when Achan, his sons and daughters, and all that he owned were

taken out of the camp; they were first stoned to death and then burned with fire. “..and the LORD turned from the fierceness of His anger. ”

Wow.

This is just one instance of the wrath of God being poured out and the severity of the consequences of transgressing the Law in the O.T.  
Jer 7:20 “Behold, My anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place…..”

Nahum 1:6  Who can stand before His indignation ? Who can endure the burning of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire and the rocks are broken up by Him.

 Father, thank You for the New Covenant, for deliverance out of the darkness, out from under judgment and for being free to worship You and receive Your unconditional love.

 

The Little Girl

The Little Girl

2 Kings 5:2-3

The Arameans had gone out in bands and had taken captive a little girl from the land of Israel: and she waited on Naaman’s wife.

:3 She said to her mistress,  “I wish that my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his leprosy.”

 This little girl was kidnapped from her family and taken by Aramaen soldiers to a strange land to live and serve strangers.  

Your Word, Father does not give hardly any information about her. What we can know from Your Word is that she believed in the God of Israel. She knew Elisha was a true prophet and she knew that he did miracles.

 She must have seen Naaman’s wife in sorrow or discouragement about his leprosy.

They obviously did not know of a cure or have any hope for one.

“I wish that my master were with the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his leprosy”

Many translations have an exclamation mark after her statement indicating it was said strongly with emphasis. When she spoke to the wife, she spoke with an anointing, with such confidence that she was listened to and believed to the extent that it sparked hope and action. And that action led to his miraculous healing.

Through this little girl You began to send forth Your word which is “living and active and sharper than any two edged sword”…(Hebrews 4:12) to accomplish Your purposes. 

She spoke the beginning words that led to the miracle that Elisha brought to Naaman.

Through Your Spirit even today You are speaking to Your people, even through little children. Help us to discern Your voice and Your living words. Help us to listen to the little ones.