Who can we extend Christ’s redemption to and Will God honour us?
Genesis 22:10-12, 2 Kings 19:15
In verses 10-12 we are told, “And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son. But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, ‘Abraham, Abraham!’ So he said, ‘Here I am.’ And He said, ‘Do not lay your hand on the lad, or do anything to him; for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from Me.’”
What a statement! God is amazing in how far He will go to prove Blood Covenant. What is the issue in the proving of Blood Covenant? It is to satisfy, for all time, that His Son would come in covenant to redeem us. This is the type-and-shadow picture that is being laid out – Blood Covenant ultimately brought us Christ, the Perfect Redeemer to redeem all of mankind. What a picture of redemption that Abraham walked out, in faith, knowing full well what had to happen. Who can we extend Christ’s redemption to? Redemption is more than forgiving sin. It is often extending God’s Hand to neutralize a determined enemy for the sake of redeeming God\’s chosen! Hezekiah’s prayer over Sennacherib’s army redeemed Judah! God was willing to kill 185,000 to redeem the covenant-chosen! How many will God kill for you and I? Hezekiah was willing to ask – are we? 2Ki 19:15-16 And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD, and said, O LORD God of Israel, which dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth; thou hast made heaven and earth. LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.
Let every one who is fearful of attending to God’s heartbeat of missionary work ‘ meditate in this for a while. God killed Jesus to save the world!! He will honour those stick out their necks for the missionary service.
- Read Psalm 119:11. It is only the Word of God that can transform our mind. What you see is what you get; therefore, look through His word and be transformed.
- Prophesy into those areas which look impossible to change in your life, in the church and in the territory.
- During this season, as the heavens declare, prophetically proclaim scriptural truth – the promise of the Word of God as opposed to any circumstance over those areas and plant the seed of transformation.