The Lord Who Sanctifies
“Speak also to the children of Israel, saying ‘surely My
Sabbaths you shall keep, as it is a sign between Me and you throughout your
generations, that you may know that I am the LORD who sanctifies you.” Ex. 31:10
Jehovah Mekoddishkem
is the name of
the LORD who sanctifies. In Exodus 31:13
God speaks to Moses: “Speak also to the
children of Israel, saying ‘surely My Sabbaths you shall keep, as it is a sign
between Me and you throughout your generations, that you may know that I am the
LORD who sanctifies you.” As we are
sanctified, we are set apart, consecrated, and prepared for service to the
Lord. The Sabbath served as an important
sign according to the covenant God made with Moses. Throughout Old Testament times, the
Israelites disobeyed this fourth commandment of God. The Sabbath, established on the seventh day
of creation by God as a day of rest” was fulfilled in Christ Jesus, who is the
“Lord of the Sabbath” as found in Mark 2:28.
A day of rest became a person of rest, who offered His rest to us as a
permanent sign. We have rest in Christ. As we enter into His presence, we enter into
His rest. God’s perfect plan of redemption included returning rest into our
lives. Part of the journey of
sanctification is learning to walk in His rest.
In setting us
apart and preparing us for service as kings and priests, we can run into a
false thinking about sanctification and holiness. For the Pharisees the problem was their focus
on the “outside of cup” rather than the inside.
They were caught up in the covenant of law. When Jesus challenged their thinking with the
covenant of love, the Pharisees struggled.
Likewise, we can struggle and be caught up in the appearance of the
outside of the cup. Appearances can be
deceiving, however. This week, spend
time in prayer with Jehovah Mekoddishkem.
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