Freely Speaking Audio Devotion

Welcome to Freely Speaking, an OHSOFREE devotional ministry where we share our hearts and trust God for transformation.

Today’s devotion was written by Sharon Gomez.

“For there is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity - the man Christ Jesus” (1 Timothy 2:5, NLT).

Death is the price needed to atone for sin. This year, I am taking a deep dive into a chronological study of the bible. So far, I have worked through the book of Job, Genesis, and Exodus. Reading through these books that outline God’s creation of a kingdom, I find myself consistently grateful for Jesus. 

God wanted to dwell with His chosen people, so He provided many ways for them to fulfill the debt of sin: a tent in the wilderness (Exodus 33:7-11), a portable tabernacle (Exodus 40), High Priests (Leviticus 16:32-34), and detailed sacrificial systems (Leviticus 1-7) were lovingly provided and put into place. Yet there was always a plan for the perfect mediator, Jesus.

Today’s verse, written by Timothy (believed to be some 1,500-1,600 years after Exodus), is just one of many that testify to Jesus as our ultimate sacrifice and the only one who can reconcile us to God. 

Jesus means so many things to me (friend, teacher, comforter, and companion, to name a few), but right now, Jesus as mediator means the most. From the beginning of time, God wanted to be close to us, but humanity fell short of being Holy enough to be in His presence. After Jesus ascended into heaven and poured out His Spirit, all who believed were saved.

When God looks at us through the blood-stained Jesus, He sees us as sinless. We become worthy for the Holy Spirit to dwell in our hearts, so we have access to God 24/7!

We became the tabernacle living in the wilderness. Like those who were gifted the skills to construct the tabernacle, we are gifted to carry out God’s purpose wherever and however we are, because He meets us there!

Thank Jesus for what He did, confess any sins, and walk into your day with confidence that the perfect mediator is making the way into the kingdom of heaven!

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