Hi Dears,Praise The Lord......... Fact of Fellowship Reading: Psalm 22:1-19; Matthew 27:45-49My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? (Mt 27:46) This is the central cry from the Cross. Christ was forsaken for a moment that we might never be forsaken!The knowledge of sin came by the Law, and sin separated us from God. Isaiah cried, Your iniquities have separated you from your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you (Isa 59:2). On the Cross when all our sins came on Jesus, the Father, whose eyes are too pure to behold sin, hid His face from His Son.When the body of Christ was broken, the middle wall of division between God and man was broken down. We as non-Jews were once without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world (Eph 2:11,12). But now through the blood of Jesus we are brought near. We are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the family of God (v19).The veil at the altar of the Temple was torn. The earth quaked and cracked. Some graves were opened. No more obstacles and hurdles! The way into the Holiest is open and we now have bold access to the Throne that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need (Heb 4:16). All because of the Cross!We may not feel the presence of God alike at all times, but we dont need to depend on our changing and fluctuating feelings. The fact is Immanuel — God with us! John Wesley (1703-1791) said, The greatest of all is that God is with us! What a fellowship!The Epistle of John is a book of fellowship. He begins it saying, Truly our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ (1:3). To know that we are not alone in this world but God is with us, and Jesus is for us, is the greatest of all blessings. Here on earth God is with us, and there in eternity we will be with Him!Communion with God is the beginning of Heaven. Praise God for the Cross which has thus given us days of Heaven on earth! Martin Luther (1483-1546) quipped, A dungeon with Christ is a throne, and a throne without Christ a hell!Jesus, Name above all names,Beautiful Saviour, glorious Lord,Emmanuel, God is with us,Blessed Redeemer, living Word! Author,Pr.R.Stanley(from,http//stanleyonbible)
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 10:23:21 +0000
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