2-28-2016 weekly message

Meditation of the week: Psalms 122:1-9

Main scripture: Isaiah 43:1-7

Subject: The eternal redemption for Israel chosen by God as well as church of God

             The LORD God spoke unto the Israel that are created and formed through prophet Isaiah. God himself redeemed them, and called them by his name.

               But the LORD God foreknew that the people of Israel shall sin against him so that they shall be afflicted, and he said unto them:

“When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”(Isa. 43:2)

               The LORD God also said unto them, they shall be delivered from all kinds of suffering, for he is the LORD their God, the Holy One of Israel, their Saviour, and he gave Egypt for their ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for them. Of the reason why the LORD God gave them such a great grace, he said unto them:

“Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.“(Isa. 43:4)

             Therefore, the LORD God asked Israel not to fear, for he shall be with them. he also made sure unto them, he shall gather them together scattered to all the earth using his power:

“Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

I will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the ends of the earth; Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.”(Isa. 43:5-7)

                 The LORD God also said unto them of the reason why he gave them such a grace:

“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

19Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

20The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen. 21This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.”(Isa. 43:18-21)

               The LORD God showed them the glory when he does the new thing in the future through prophet Isaiah as he chose them. But he also said unto them in advance, they shall forget the grace of God saying,

“But thou hast not called upon me, O Jacob; but thou hast been weary of me, O Israel.

Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of thy burnt offerings; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to serve with 

an offering, nor wearied thee with incense.

Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, neither hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices: but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins,

thou hast wearied me with thine iniquities.

I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Put me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.”(Isa. 43:22-28)

                 Even though they have not repented for their sin that they not believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, and killed him, he shall blot their transgressions for his own sake, and will not remember their sins. Of the reason why he is going to do such a grace for them, he said unto them, he created them to be chosen people, and formed them and redeemed them. In other word, to redeem them, he gave them the gentile nation as their ransom such as Egypt, Ethiopia and Seba.

                    The LORD God called Abraham out, and gave the new name of Israel unto Jacob, his grandson; and he chose the twelve sons of Jacob as the people of Israel. And God gave them the law that they couldn’t obey. Knowing them born in sin inherited from Adam, God used the Gentile nations against them as their sacrifices for their sins.

                  God also has chosen his children in the Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God born as the seed of Abraham. God gave his only begotten Son as unto all men as their ransom so that he may redeem all sins to pay for their sins. But the children of God cannot help sinning as Israel even after they are saved to the children of God. But God justified and not remember their sins recognizing the forgiveness of their sins through redemption of Christ.

As he not remember the transgressions of Israel through receiving the gentile nations as their ransom, he also not remember the sins of his children because of the ransom of his Son.

                  Job, in the midst of extreme sufferings, testified of the ransom for his sins prophesying of the Lord Jesus Christ to come to die for his sins:

“Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.”(Job 33:24)

               Because the LORD God gave unto Israel the Gentile nation as their ransom, he said unto them, he shall be with them, when they pass through the waters; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow them; when they walk through the fire, they shall not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon them. As God gave such a great grace unto his chosen people, he also gives unlimited great grace unto the chosen children that believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as their Saviour through his redemption, whether they are Jews or Gentiles.

             Apostle Paul testified of the grace given unto the children of God: 

“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins; Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:

That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

9Not of works, lest any man should boast.

10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”(Eph. 2:1-10)

                 Yeah! As God used the Gentile nations as their ransom to redeem them, and create and form them, he gave us his only begotten Son as the ransom so that he pay for all our sins to be our Lord of redemption. Therefore, the children of God also are created and formed newly. Apostle Paul testified of this:

“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.”(Cor. 5:17-19)

                 Yeah! As the LORD God never forsake eternally Israel as his chosen people, and gives them his kingdom, he also sealed the children of God with his Spirit until the day of redemption of their body in the day of Christ (Eph. 1:13). Apostle Paul testified of the eternal security of the salvation for the children of God:

“He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

33Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,

39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”9Rom. 8:32-39)

                 The scripture proclaims saying, By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.”(Heb. 10:10)

Jesus Christ transferred the sins of the world inherited from Adam unto his body, and died. Therefore, whosoever believes in him enters into the body of Christ that is the last Adam, and the blood of Christ purge their conscience to make their souls sanctified. Jesus Christ , after he had offered one sanctified for sins for ever, and sat down on the right hand of God. And by just one offering, he has perfected for ever them that are sanctified (Heb. 10:12-14).

                  God himself revealed unto Apostle Paul of the gospel of Christ given through the Lord Jesus Christ that is also called as gospel of peace, and of peace, and of life. This is the reason why he called the gospel of Christ as his gospel(Rom. 2;16). He gave a warning message against them that preach another gospel saying,

“I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

7Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

8But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”(Gal. 1:6-9)

             Yeah! To preach another gospel is to insult the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ to be cursed. Even one percent of the work of man cannot be mixed with the blood of Christ for salvation; and no one can lose the salvation because of their work such as sinning. As Galatians were troubled from them that preached another gospel, there are still someone that preach another gospel to trouble with them that are saved . Therefore, Apostle Paul warned the Galatians not to be deceived (Gal. 6:7)

Amen! Hallelujah!