Wednesday, June 16, 2010
"The Fall - Into The Arms of God"
"And the Lord said to him, This is the land which I swore unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see it with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither. So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Beth-Peor: But no man knoweth of his sepulcher unto this day." (Deuteronomy 34:4-6) Why did God not let it be known where Moses was buried? So no one would erect a shine unto him. There is some debate as to what happen to the body of Moses; but one thing is for sure, that today, he is with the Lord. One basis of debate is because of the transfiguration, where Moses and Elijah appeared with Jesus, before the disciples. However, this manifestation was not to glorify Moses or Elijah, but was done to glorify Jesus, and to give witness to His authenticity with the two representatives of both the Law and the Prophets. Because regardless of what might have happened to the body of Moses, God can do whatever He wants, whenever He wants to do it. Besides, Moses was still God's servant after he had sinned; and when God declared judgement upon him for that sin, Moses made no qualms about that judgement; but rather took the consequences of that sin, realizing the error of his way with Faith, that no matter what might happen here on this earth, he would still end up in the same place: In the Arms of God. Moses was still the Man of God! He had seen God face to face, and knew that God was a God of Mercy. He continued to serve Him, trust Him, and declare Him unto the children of Israel. For Moses knew that this was not the final resting place, and that God had prepared a much better place for him than that which was available in this world; including the land of Canaan. Unlike King Hezekiah, who pleaded for God to spare his life; Moses went gladly to his resting place; knowing that this was not the end, but just the beginning, and that he would forever be with the Lord, face to face. Besides, his body was only a tent, but his spirit would live on in the Real Tabernacle of the Lord. How did he know this? Because God said, "I Am the God of Abraham, and of Isaac, and of Jacob"; and that God was the God of the living, not of the dead! And now God would say, "I Am the God of My Servant Moses". "And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, In all the signs and the wonders, which the Lord sent him to do, in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land, And in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses showed in the sight of all Israel." (Deuteronomy 34:10-12)
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment