What was it that inspired the slave to sacrifice his whole life that was his to freely live, without any debt to pay again?
- What was it that caused him to have his master press his ear against the master’s home’s door and bore a hole through it and cause blood to trickle down that doorway to indicate a servitude to that master forevermore?
- The bible tells us.
Ex 21: (5) And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free: (6) Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.
IT WAS LOVE FOR HIS MASTER, HIS WIFE AND HIS CHILDREN!
Translate that over to the picture of Jesus Christ and the Church.
- The church is his bride.
- The saved believers -- the true Christians – are HIS CHILDREN.
- Paul called the church Jerusalem above, the mother of us all, the ride of Christ.
It was LOVE that moved the servant to be THAT obedient!
- If it was love that caused the servant to have his ear bored with an aul, …
- And Psalm 40 used that picture to indicate a prophecy of Jesus’ obedience to CHANGE ENTIRE COVENANTS and stop animal sacrifices that can never take away sins, to a NEW covenant that moves God to perfectly forgive us and FORGET THOSE SINS,…
- Can you imagine the degree of how much Jesus loves us to accomplish such a sacrifice?
Imagine the sacrifice of living so incredibly pure that HE NEVER COMMITS ONE SINGLE SIN ALL HIS LIFE!
Imagine the sacrifice of living so incredibly pure that it moves God to wipe out our sins and forget them, where 1500 years of sacrifices for one nation could not move God close to that position!
Stop looking at how you can please God by your microscopic good deeds, worrying if you will ever be able to please Him.
- What you must do in order to please God is HAVE FAITH in the thing that pleases HIM!
- THE LOVE AND OBEDIENCE AND PURE HOLINESS of Jesus Christ the Son of God who DIED on the old rugged cross – AND NOTHING ELSE!