Numbers 6:22-27
22 The
Lord spoke to Moses, saying, 23 “Speak
to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you
shall say to them,
24 The
Lord bless you and keep you;
25 the
Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
26 the
Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
27 “So
shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them.”
There are many passages in the Old Testament that just
scream the Holy Trinity. There is no passage that does it greater for me than
this one. The Lord is repeated three times. Each time it declares what God is
doing for us, whether bless, shine, or exalting over us.
God the Father keeps us in his divine love by the gracious
gift of his Son, Jesus Christ, and offers us the peace of God, which surpasses
all understanding. But more importantly is verse 27. God has always been
putting his name upon his children. Jesus commanded his disciples to put the
name Father Son and Holy Spirit upon newborn disciples. The LORD told Moses to
tell Aaron and the Priests to put this name upon the people of Israel.
There is a fondness in myself for certain passages of
Scripture. I would hope that you would develop a similar fondness for certain
passages in Scripture. Your passages do not have to be the same as mine. But
defend those passages. Use those passages to tell people of how God continues
to work in your life, through the forgiveness of sins.
The Holy Trinity puts his name upon the people of Israel and
blesses them. The Holy Trinity strengthens them in the true faith. The Holy
Trinity works in them the power to defend his holy name. God warns us to be
ware of false teachers and to ever keep his name before us, so that you may
believe that God has forgiven you all your sins.
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