A heifer, a ram, a turtle dove, a goat, and a "young" pigeon all walk into a bar?!?!! No wait... are all lying on the ground! What a bizarre scene indeed!
This scene of 2 rows of dead animals sawed in half with the ground drenched in blood stands at the heart of the Old Testament understanding of the nature and character of God? And strangely enough this bizarre scene stands at the heart of the New Testament understanding of the nature and character of God?
I know we all listened to last weeks sermon so I am not going to repeat a lot of it, but the two sentences above just blew me away! I spent most of the week and plane flight to and from LA meditating on this scene. Steve and I talked about "what ifs" and "whys" of the cross and how every little Minuit detail done by Old Testament Priests and Kings all found a thread of meaning in the cross.
I encourage you this week while listening to "Letting go" to meditate on the bizarre scene. Be a spectator to God walking down the isles of sawed in two animals. Maybe even shout out an "Amen- God!" Let your mind see the cross AND WORSHIP!
You have definitely served up a tough challenge. t's hard for me to look at those dead carcasses. Just like its hard for me to look at the sin in my heart which tears the pure life I have in Christ to necrotic death. Thanks for the challenge. "I'll give it a squirrel" (old covenant carcass). Let me rephrase that I'll give it a whirl (new covenant fiery breathe of Christ,)
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