Numbers 21:8 (KJV)
And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live.
I’ve been thinking about this serpent the last few days.
- Moses made it at the command of God.
- It was God’s design.
- It fulfilled God’s purpose.
Moses made it in response to the sin of the people.
Their sin had brought consequences. People were dying. Then this amazing miracle! Whosoever looked on this brazen serpent lived. It makes little sense to the logical mind, but obedience to this simple instruction changed their lives.
But we know that later the people wanted to turn it into an idol. A thing given by God, used miraculously of the Lord, was twisted by men to become a curse.
I think people do the same thing today with other things of God. Their sin has corrupted what God gave for good.
The church is one example.
The church is given by command of God. In and of itself, it’s really nothing. There are hundreds of organizations where people gather. But in the Lord’s church, there are answers to our greatest questions, health for our soul, and encouragement for our future. Obedience to the simple instruction of unity in a local church is life-changing. It was given in response to the sin condition. We know that we who are saved still wrestle with sin, and our place in the church offers us strength against that struggle. But many have twisted, perverted, and changed the church into an idol, an error, in many cases even into an evil.
The answer is not to destroy the local church, nor to quit it. The answer is to return to the roots—to why it exists and for Whom it exists.
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Look and Live: The Serpent, the Cross, and the Church
⚔️ The fiery serpent lifted in the wilderness was God’s answer for sin’s deadly sting. Those who looked lived. That same truth still points us to Christ and reminds us of the value of His church today.
📖 Too often, what God gives for good is twisted into an idol. The solution isn’t to abandon the Lord’s church—it’s to return to the roots: why it exists and for Whom it exists.
💬 Question for you: Have you ever seen God’s design for the church misused, and how did it impact your walk with Him? Share your thoughts in the comments below—I’d love to hear your perspective.
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