Judges 17 – Brandon Hatmaker “Mediator”
Austin New Church – South Austin Cares
Friday, August 19th, 2008
“So he returned the silver to his mother, and she took two hundred shekels of silver and gave them to a silversmith, who made them into the image and the idol. And they were put in Micah's house.” Judges 17:4
It would do us good to stop reading for a moment and think what it might have been like to live under the Old Covenant. The people knew the needed a mediator between themselves and God. It's amazing what they’d do to fill that gap. Anything really. Idol worship was one of the biggies.
We do the same thing. If you think about it, every void we have is designed to be filled by God or His ways. Yet the world offers a substitute for it all. Whether it’s relational, physical, or emotional. The substitutes are temporary, self-focused, and inadequate…. Yet mostly tangible, so we chase after it. They are idols. They are the “mediators” between us, and the completeness we crave.
God is everything that is good. He is everything that is pure and righteous. He is everything that is complete. I’m thankful today that under the New Covenant, we have a mediator. We don’t have to make it up and hope it honors God. We already know the answer.
“For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” – 1 Timothy 2:5
Posts
Poor yet Generous
-
Not long ago I was in line at a downtown Wendy's when a homeless guy cut in
front of me. He literally acted as if he didn't see me. He stepped up to
the co...
I am constantly amazed that this walk with God, this Mediator, is the easiest thing and yet the hardest thing I have ever under taken. To live a life like a marathon but as a vipor in the same time. To find my life by givinng it away. No matter what job I do or what type of day I have, I am to find my true 100% satisfaction in being in love with God. To plan and not be lazy but, to know and have faith that God has a plan for me. WOW simple but hard all in one life.
ReplyDelete