Washing Feet

Did you see the Super Bowl ad about washing feet? This controversial ad shows people washing the feet of others who are different from them, an act reminiscent of Jesus washing His disciples’ feet

Hoarded Love of Eternity

Christ came to the earth and stood before the children of men with the hoarded love of eternity.

Testing Abraham

The story reveals a God who gives. It reveals a God of self-giving love, leading Abraham to a profound realization.

Part 6: Discovering a Middle Path

I prefer to focus on the attractiveness of God’s character as revealed by the beauty of Jesus’s faithfulness, which makes the pagan vestiges and lies about God lose their impact. In this light, the festivals express beautiful messages about God’s character that help us rehearse the story of redemption

Part 4: Connecting with the Festivals: What Story Are You a Part Of?

To see the festival narratives merely as exciting stories is to miss their connections to what Jesus did on the cross and how God will confront the future pharaohs of our world to bring about our final redemption.

Treating People As If They Were Jesus

I believe Jesus’s love will be reproduced in His people when they start treating others as if they were Jesus.

Grappling

In the words of Abraham Joshua Heschel, “God is pursuing man” (God in Search of Man, p.136). God loves us enough to reach out to us and wrestle with us. We are sought and pursued by God all our lives; He grapples with us, urging and gently pushing us beyond our comfort zones.

Suiting Up

Though we find ourselves in a world far from perfect, the lessons of the garments of the high priest offer a glimpse of the glory and beauty in which God intends to clothe humanity. While these fine and costly materials fall far short of the glory and beauty that is coming, when we understand the significance of these special garments, we begin to catch sight of the grandeur that awaits us.