“The concept of a scapegoat comes from
this redemptive intercessional work of Christ and illustrates well our concept
of carrying something away. A scapegoat takes someone else’s blame and
resulting consequences… It symbolized Christ the scapegoat crucified outside
the city bearing away our curse.
Christ was not alone on the cross. We
were with Him. He was actually there to join us in our sentence of death. No, we
may not have been there physically, but we were there spirituall(see
Rom. 6:4, 6). And of course, as He hung there He was ‘bearing’ some things. Our
sins were being ‘laid on’ Him and He was carrying them away.”
Colossians 1:24: “Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your
sake, and in my flesh I do my share on behalf of His Body (which is the church)
in filling up that which is lacking in Christ’s afflictions.”
(Find out what this means for us in the next Note)
Prayer
Note # 27 THE
SCAPE GOAT- Taken from Dutch Sheets’ book, Intercessory Prayer (pgs 64, 66)
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Prayer Note April 10th – OUR PART
Listening Prayer Guidelines by People Resources Team a ministry of the NAVIGATORS
1.
STILL AND QUIET YOUR SOUL- Quiet and sill your soul
before God from the cares of the day.
2.
RESIST THE ENEMY- Take your place of authority by saying something
like, “In the name of Jesus Christ I prohibit the enemy from speaking or interfering
with this time.”
3.
INVOKE HIS PRESENCE- Praise and acknowledge God as the One who is
truly there. Ask that He would especially reveal Himself to you during your time
of listening.
4.
ASK GOD TO SEARCH YOUR HEART- Talk to Him about what
He reveals, confess any known sin.
5.
ASK GOD TO SPEAK TO YOU- Use the model of Samuel, “Speak Lord for I,
Your servant, am listening.”
6.
WAIT IN SILENCE- Be still and quietly wait before Him.
7.
USE A PEN & PAPER TO WRITE DOWN THE IMPRESSIONS HE BRINGS
YOUR WAY- Usually this will be words, phrases, visual images or thoughts
that come into your mind through His still small voice of the indwelling Holy Spirit.”
“But when
He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak
on His own, He will speak only what He hears…He will bring glory to Me by taking
what is Mine, and making it known to you.” (John 16:13-14)
A
SONG AND A POEM by
Bernard of Clairvaux /
Jean Oathout
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