Then Jesus stepped onto the planet. The One who was promised arrived, and the True Refuge that these temporal, insufficient refuges have heralded was visible and available.
In the Old Testament, a fearful fleeing Jew would be directed towards the nearest of the six cities of refuge. As the town was pointed at, a name would be spoken to that one seeking protection. All the towns afforded equal protection—just the names differed.
In looking over the meaning of the names of these cities of refuge, we see a distinct characteristic of Christ in each one. When taken as a whole, they illustrate the sufficiency of Christ as a Refuge to meet our needs. To see the adequacy of Jesus Christ in meeting our every need, consider the names of the cities.
Over the next month, we will visit Christ in each way the Old Testament has promised Him as our perfect refuge. As we do so, we find that is how the New Testament presents Him.
Here is the pathway of the following six messages we will share from God’s Word:
• Today, we will see Christ as our ‘holy place’ and our ‘righteousness.’ He is the only Refuge for all of us when we feel unclean, defiled, or guilty;
• Tonight we will learn that Christ is our safe and strong ‘shoulder’. He is the only Refuge for all of us when we feel weary, exhausted, or stressed;
• Next time we will see that Christ is our ‘fellowship’. He is the only Refuge for the lonely who feel left out, left behind, homeless, and forsaken;
• Christ is our ‘stronghold’ or ‘fortress.’ He is the only Refuge for all of us when we feel helpless, fearful, and powerless;
• Christ is ‘exalted’ and He is in the ‘heights’. He is the only Refuge for us when our hearts darken, and we feel hopeless;
• Christ is ‘separated’ and holy, made higher than the Heavens. He is the only Refuge for all of us when we struggle and feel so weak when we are tempted.
COR-05 – Christ – Refuge for the Unclean (050703AM)
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