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Look and Live, January 14
As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the
Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not
perish, but have eternal life.
John 3:14, 15
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The same lesson that Christ bade Moses to give to the children of
Israel in the wilderness is for all such souls suffering under the plague
spot of sin. From the billowy cloud Christ spoke to Moses and told him
to make a brazen serpent and place it upon a pole, and then bid all that
were bitten with the fiery serpents to look and live. What if, in the place
of looking as Christ commanded them, they had said, “I do not believe it
will do me the least bit of good to look. I am too great a sufferer from the
sting of the poisonous serpent.” Obedience was the object to be gained,
implicit and blind obedience, without stopping to inquire the reason or
the science of the matter. Christ’s word was, “Look and live”....
We want clear views of what Jesus is to us. We want to have distinct
views of the victories gained in our behalf. He spoiled principalities and
powers and made a show of them openly. He broke the fetters of the
tomb and came forth to take again His life that He laid down for us. He
ascended on high, having led captivity captive and received gifts for men.
All this suffering He endured for us....He will be our helper and He will be
our refuge in every time of need. He should be revealed in our Christian
experience as all-sufficient, a present Saviour.
Only look and live. We dishonor God when we do not go forth from
the dark cellar of doubts unto the upper chamber of hope and faith. When
the Light shineth in all its brightness let us take hold on Jesus Christ by
the mighty hand of faith. No longer cultivate your doubts by expressing
them and pouring them into other minds, and thus becoming an agent of
Satan to sow the seeds of doubt. Talk faith, live faith, cultivate love to
God; evidence to the world all that Jesus is to you. Magnify His holy
name. Tell of His goodness; talk of His mercy, and tell of His power.
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