Title: Christ, Our Refuge (22 of 29)
Series: Walking in Victory-Lessons in Triumphant Christian Living from the Book of Joshua
Author: Mike Stone
Text: Joshua 20
Once again, it's important that we keep in mind, Canaan is not a picture of heaven and it's not even a picture of how you get into heaven. In other words, Canaan is not a picture of salvation but it is a picture of how you LIVE OUT your salvation. Canaan is a picture of victorious Christian living.
The Christian life is ultimately one of victory. As Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15, "Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
You won't ultimately be "beat" but you can feel "beat up."
Beat up by pressure. Beat up by pain.
Beat up by people. Beat up by problems.
Like Elijah running from Jezebel, sometimes in life we just need a quiet brook, a bite of bread, a place to sleep and a drink of water.
Or like David, we need the Kind Shepherd to guide us in paths of righteousness that will lead to green grass and still waters where our soul can be restored and our cup can begin once again to overflow.
But in each case and in every case, believers have a place to hide, a refuge in the Lord Jesus. Note, in this beautiful typology, Christ not only leads us like a shepherd to the green pastures, He actually IS the green pasture.
When we need a place to rest, Christ lovingly and tenderly leads us to Himself.
One of the biggest mistakes that believers make is that they believe they need Jesus to ENTER into the Christian life. But then they try to LIVE the Christian life in the flesh.
This portion of the history of Israel is a picturesque reminder, that you need grace to GET IN the Christian life and you need grace to GO ON in the Christian life. This life is LIVED the same way it is BEGUN, by running to Jesus as a refuge.
We see that before us in the cities of refuge that pepper the countryside all around Canaan. I want you to consider with me the n ...
Series: Walking in Victory-Lessons in Triumphant Christian Living from the Book of Joshua
Author: Mike Stone
Text: Joshua 20
Once again, it's important that we keep in mind, Canaan is not a picture of heaven and it's not even a picture of how you get into heaven. In other words, Canaan is not a picture of salvation but it is a picture of how you LIVE OUT your salvation. Canaan is a picture of victorious Christian living.
The Christian life is ultimately one of victory. As Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15, "Thanks be to God who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ."
You won't ultimately be "beat" but you can feel "beat up."
Beat up by pressure. Beat up by pain.
Beat up by people. Beat up by problems.
Like Elijah running from Jezebel, sometimes in life we just need a quiet brook, a bite of bread, a place to sleep and a drink of water.
Or like David, we need the Kind Shepherd to guide us in paths of righteousness that will lead to green grass and still waters where our soul can be restored and our cup can begin once again to overflow.
But in each case and in every case, believers have a place to hide, a refuge in the Lord Jesus. Note, in this beautiful typology, Christ not only leads us like a shepherd to the green pastures, He actually IS the green pasture.
When we need a place to rest, Christ lovingly and tenderly leads us to Himself.
One of the biggest mistakes that believers make is that they believe they need Jesus to ENTER into the Christian life. But then they try to LIVE the Christian life in the flesh.
This portion of the history of Israel is a picturesque reminder, that you need grace to GET IN the Christian life and you need grace to GO ON in the Christian life. This life is LIVED the same way it is BEGUN, by running to Jesus as a refuge.
We see that before us in the cities of refuge that pepper the countryside all around Canaan. I want you to consider with me the n ...
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