Sunday, July 24, 2016

These Are A Shadow - Colossians 2:16-17

Colossians 2:16-17 ESV 

Therefore let no one pass judgment on you in questions of food and drink, or with regard to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath. These are a shadow of the things to come, but the substance belongs to Christ.

Do not be distracted by the food of the earth. Our food is the bread of heaven, the manna which God provides for His people. 

This bread is not found within our camps or festivals, our rituals or observations. We must go beyond the boundaries of our of earthly residence and thinking to gather what we need. 

The Israelites did not wait until Sabbath to come together to partake of the bread of life. They gathered an extra portion before the day arrived. They came to the Sabbath not to be fed, but to rest. 

The shadows result from His distant light. We have moved from the shadows to the substance of light, into the body of Christ. 

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