Wednesday, 5 March. 2014
Word of Hope for Today by Bro. Rolly Custodio
The City of Refuge
‘Tell the Israelites to designate the cities of refuge…’ Joshua 20:2 NIV
Today’s Insight
In Old Testament times, if you killed someone by
accident, their family had the right to take your life in return. So God
arranged six ‘cities of refuge’, three on either side of the Jordan River, so
that no matter where you were you had access to God’s mercy and protection. You
just ran to one of those cities, told the town elders your story, and they were
required to take you in. The only stipulation was that you stayed in that city
until the high priest died. When that happened, you were free to return to your
family and take back everything you’d lost.
Can you see a spiritual
parallel here? Jesus Christ is called ‘…the High Priest of our confession’ (Hebrews 3:1 NAS).
When you run to Him for refuge, you need only confess your sins. There, at the
point of faith, you are forgiven, viewed as ‘a new creation’, and placed in
God’s protective custody. Just as ‘the avenger of blood’ couldn’t enter the
city of refuge, Satan cannot cross ‘the blood line’ and hurt you either. When
Jesus cried from the cross, ‘…It is finished…’ (John 19:30 NIV), all your sins from the womb to
the tomb were paid for in full. And because Christ your great High Priest died
and rose again, He will restore back to you everything you lost as the result
of sin’s power in your life.
Max Lucado puts it this
way: ‘If there were a thousand steps between us and God, He will take all but
one. He will leave the final one to us. The choice is ours.’ So come to God’s
city of refuge today.
Today’s
Prayer
Heavenly Father thank
you for your powerful Word today. Lord
thank you for inviting me to come to the City of Refuge which is you our High
Priest. Lord thank you because you are always waiting for us to come back because
of our stubborn heart we leave you and when we encountered severe trails we
called you and ask for a rescue and you don’t fail us but helps in our weakness.
Lord strengthens us to step once more and come towards you because your yoke is
easy and your our burden is light so that we can find rest on our soul for your
glory, In Jesus Name. Amen!
Prayer for Salvation
Lord
I admit I am a sinner I repent of all my sins and I receive you into my heart
as my personal Lord and Savior Amen. If you mean that prayer above from the
bottom of your heart you are now saved. It is God’s Word promise in John 3:16
that if you trust His Son Jesus you will not die but you will have Eternal
Life. Welcome to the family of God. In order to grow in your faith with God
please do these consistently starting today; 1. Pray always 2. Read your Bible
Daily 3. Attend Church Services Regularly 4. Attend Prayer Meeting, Bible
Study, Church Seminars and make God first place in your life with your talents
and finances 5. Lastly, witness Jesus to others that they may receive Eternal
Life also.
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