DAY 343 Read Colossians.
Today's reading: Colossians is another letter written from Rome during Paul's first imprisonment. Like Galatians, it was written specifically to combat false doctrines threatening the believers.
Memory gem: "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving" (Colossians 2:6, 7).
Thought for today:
While the law of God is eternal in character, it would not be true to say that the rites and ceremonies which God gave to Israel as a nation are eternal. This ceremonial system consisted mainly of types and shadows. All the offerings, feast days, even the priesthood itself, were typical of the sacrifice and ministry of Christ our Lord; and they all met their glorious fulfillment in the offering of our Saviour on Calvary's cross. This, we believe, is what was meant by the apostle Paul when he wrote that Christ "abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances" (Ephesians 2:15).
Every sacrifice of bleeding lambs pointed forward to Jesus. He was the reality that cast the shadow. Today we have the Lord's Supper, which is a form or ordinance that points back to Jesus. If we were to sacrifice lambs on the altar today, we would be denying that Christ had yet appeared.
The Old Testament promised a Saviour, in prophecy and ceremony, in feast and sacrifice. The New Testament reveals a Saviour who came and fulfilled the promises. He was the true "Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). He will come again to receive unto Himself all those who are His. To each one of us comes His precious invitation: "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28).
Are you weary of the burden of sin? Then accept His invitation, "Come." Come to Christ now!
Today's reading: Colossians is another letter written from Rome during Paul's first imprisonment. Like Galatians, it was written specifically to combat false doctrines threatening the believers.
Memory gem: "As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in him: rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving" (Colossians 2:6, 7).
Thought for today:
While the law of God is eternal in character, it would not be true to say that the rites and ceremonies which God gave to Israel as a nation are eternal. This ceremonial system consisted mainly of types and shadows. All the offerings, feast days, even the priesthood itself, were typical of the sacrifice and ministry of Christ our Lord; and they all met their glorious fulfillment in the offering of our Saviour on Calvary's cross. This, we believe, is what was meant by the apostle Paul when he wrote that Christ "abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances" (Ephesians 2:15).
Every sacrifice of bleeding lambs pointed forward to Jesus. He was the reality that cast the shadow. Today we have the Lord's Supper, which is a form or ordinance that points back to Jesus. If we were to sacrifice lambs on the altar today, we would be denying that Christ had yet appeared.
The Old Testament promised a Saviour, in prophecy and ceremony, in feast and sacrifice. The New Testament reveals a Saviour who came and fulfilled the promises. He was the true "Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). He will come again to receive unto Himself all those who are His. To each one of us comes His precious invitation: "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28).
Are you weary of the burden of sin? Then accept His invitation, "Come." Come to Christ now!
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