Friday, September 7, 2012

Absorption

Scripture Passage that Caught My Attention today: Revelation 12:15-16 Then from his mouth the serpent poured water like a river after the woman, to sweep her away with the flood. 16 But the earth came to the help of the woman; it opened its mouth and swallowed the river that the dragon had poured from his mouth.

Observation: The Lord provided for the woman, absorbing all the wrath that the serpent endeavored to pour out.

Application:
Earlier this week, in a separate little spiritual discipline, I reflected on materials of absorption. I noted that we need absorbing materials at times to soak up spills or even just plain old sweat.

In the passage above it is the earth that absorbs the river from the dragon. And in Christ we have God’s son absorbing, as it were, the sins of the whole world. Years earlier it was the prophet Isaiah who, referring to the suffering servant said, “by his wounds we are healed and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.”

Absorption. It’s a work of God for the benefit of us.

Prayer: Lord, thank you for absorbing all that is wrong within and through us. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

(Readings today included: 2 Kings 25, Jeremiah 40-41, Revelation 12)

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