"For their rock is not as our Rock;our enemies are by themselves." Deuteronomy 32:31.
I thought of this verse during the message. It spoke to me the forceful finality of Christ's commitment to fulfill God's promises on our behalf.
I felt the need for the ROCK because I could definitely feel through Darrel's words a haunting emotional discomfort of facing the shaky rattles of uncertainty that push against the assurance of things hoped for in Christ.
PREFIGURED (Darrel's word): Those shaky rattles of uncertainty seem (I like this word that Darrel used) as much prefigured into our story as Christ's fulfillment of the covenant is prefigured.
Our shakiness. Pre-figured. His fulfillment. Pre-figured. Less of me and more of Him to His Glory. Prefigured. Now is the day of salvation rejoicing! Pre-figured.
The last words of the sermon were so visceral and inspiring I wrote them down almost word for word for future meditation.
God bless your weekend. Your posts were a huge encouragement. I feel in some ways, my comments on posts were as much my weekly post as this one. Thanks for sharing and being a part of this discipleship experience through your posts and comments.
Here are the words he uses to finish His sermon on How Abraham knows that God will fulfill His promise......
On the cross, the holy one cuts a covenant. The holy one becomes a human being and lets human beings kill him. On the cross, the living God, again links himself with humanity. With a common blood. Only this time it is God’s. This covenant is in my blood.
Little did we know that when we started in this strange scene in Genesis we ended up where we’ve ended up.
We are at the feet of the covenant maker who seals His promise with His own blood….
How can I know in this moment when the headlines of the papers have no hint of it that history is moving to the city of God and a new covenant?
How can I know when I cannot see the road ahead of me that the good shepherd is there and he’s going to lead me home?
How can I know that my seeking to know God and all of His fullness is not in vain?
How can I know that my desire to experience the full embrace of the father’s arms will be fulfilled?
How can I know when I see myself and the depths of my sin and cry out Lord have mercy, how can I know that I am heard and I am forgiven and the holy one will hear me?
How can I know in those moments when all I see is addiction and dysfunction that I will be changed and that I am being changed and and that you are conforming me to the image of Christ?
How can I know that when I am so depleted that I fear the simplest task of the next day that your power will sustain me?
Oh Lord God, how can I know that if I should collapse under the pressures of life that you will be there to pick up the pieces and make me whole?
How can I know in those moments of overwhelming darkness that your light is going to break through to me?
How can I know that when the time comes for me to walk through the valley of the shadow of death you will be there?
How can I know that the coming of your kingdom is not a pious wish dream?
On the night before His death. He took bread. And he gave it to his disciples. And when he’d given thanks he said take and eat. This is my body which is for you. And after they had eaten. He took a cup and when he’d given thanks, he said, “this cup is the new covenant in my blood. Drink of it all in rememberance of me. There is no greater assurance."
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Wow -- That is one solid goblet of fulfillment!
Your post makes me think of Jesus at the table, back his chair out (yes I know they sat on their knees) stands, lifts his goblet of ROCK (His blood) and begins singing Dave Mathews - "Eat drink and be merry, for tomorrow I die..." The disciples don't know what to do....."Do we sing along? Do we drink? What the H is He talking about?" Even today the disciples response is our response......Do I sing along and offer myself? Do I drink deeply of His rich and glorious blood? What the H is HE talking about?
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