THE MEDIATOR
Genesis 44:14-15a, 16, 18
"So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, and he was still there; and they fell before him on the ground. And Joseph said, 'What deed is this that you have done?' .... Then Judah said, 'What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servant; here we are, my lord's slaves, both we and he also with whom the cup was found.' .... Then Judah came near to him and said; 'O my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord's hearing, and do not let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even like Pharaoh.' "
This is an interesting development in the story. Reuben, as the eldest, should have been the spokesman for the group. Instead, Judah, the fourth-born, became the mediator, especially for Benjamin in whose sack the cup was found. This is important because Judah became a prototype of the Mediator Who was to come, the Lord Jesus, Who was of the lineage of Judah. There are differences, to be sure. Judah was not sinless, nor was he the only begotten of the father. Yet he is a picture of our Mediator who pleads our cause before God. I stand guilty before God. He knows my iniquity and I have no way to justify myself or clear myself before Him. I am speechless except to admit my guilt. But there is a Mediator. "For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus" (I Timothy 2:5). "He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him since He always lives to make intercession for them" (Hebrews 7:25). I need a Mediator to intercede for me. And I have One, the Lord Jesus Christ. O thank You, Jesus!
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: As guilty sinners, everyone stands before God in need of the Mediator, the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Have a "mediated" day. Love you.
Genesis 44:14-15a, 16, 18
"So Judah and his brothers came to Joseph's house, and he was still there; and they fell before him on the ground. And Joseph said, 'What deed is this that you have done?' .... Then Judah said, 'What shall we say to my lord? What shall we speak? Or how shall we clear ourselves? God has found out the iniquity of your servant; here we are, my lord's slaves, both we and he also with whom the cup was found.' .... Then Judah came near to him and said; 'O my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord's hearing, and do not let your anger burn against your servant; for you are even like Pharaoh.' "
This is an interesting development in the story. Reuben, as the eldest, should have been the spokesman for the group. Instead, Judah, the fourth-born, became the mediator, especially for Benjamin in whose sack the cup was found. This is important because Judah became a prototype of the Mediator Who was to come, the Lord Jesus, Who was of the lineage of Judah. There are differences, to be sure. Judah was not sinless, nor was he the only begotten of the father. Yet he is a picture of our Mediator who pleads our cause before God. I stand guilty before God. He knows my iniquity and I have no way to justify myself or clear myself before Him. I am speechless except to admit my guilt. But there is a Mediator. "For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus" (I Timothy 2:5). "He is able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him since He always lives to make intercession for them" (Hebrews 7:25). I need a Mediator to intercede for me. And I have One, the Lord Jesus Christ. O thank You, Jesus!
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: As guilty sinners, everyone stands before God in need of the Mediator, the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Have a "mediated" day. Love you.
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