We placed the blood on the doorposts of our hearts, were spared death, delivered
from our slavery to sin and our captors were washed away. (See PASSOVER Part 1: Doorposts of Our Hearts)
Then we tried to worship the Almighty in the ways we had learned from the pagans. (See PASSOVER Part 2: Into the Desert)
Now we are headed to check out the promised land. The reports have come back that the Land has enormous fruit and is flowing with milk and honey! So why don't we go in? Our faith is so weak that we think that Father, who through his grace saved us from our captivity, can't empower us to overcome another enemy. Only 2 people out of the saved multitude ultimately entered the promised land. How sad and stubborn is that?
Unfortunately for us, we are in the same place! Messiah has clearly stated that while our faith has saved us, we must obey Father's commandments to enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. However, whenever the multitudes hear this, they refuse! They say it is impossible to obey and enter the Kingdom. They have no more faith in their Creator than the children of Israel had in the desert. The majority will fall in the wilderness. Only a couple will trust the Almighty to empower them to overcome their sinful nature allowing them to enter the Promised Kingdom of Heaven.
How narrow is the gate and difficult the road that leads to life, and few find it. Matthew 7:14
My conclusion from Deut. 6:4 and John 10:7-10 is that Messiah is the "echad," the doorway for the sheep. This word, often translated as meaning "one," has three letters, aleph-chet-daleth which in picto-alphabet signify ox-fence-doorway. YHWH signifies: an arm and hand, behold, a nail, behold. Yeshua is our doorway to the sheepfold.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, that's perfectly in line with the blood of the Passover Lamb sparing us death and delivering us from our bondage (in Egypt). As in the Exodus, we must then listen to what our mediator brings us from the mountain and be diligent to obey or else we die in the wilderness.
DeleteWhen asked how to achieve eternal life, Messiah's response is to "obey the commandments". Messiah also says, "Why do you call me Lord, but don't do the things I say?"
And one that really stands out is:
The one who says, "I have come to know Him," without keeping His commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 1 John 2:4
Shalom!