From Vicar Stefanec  (May)

Dear Trinity,

As we continue to consider how Old Testament individuals foreshadow Christ, we turn to
Moses.  There are three ways that Moses foreshadows Christ that I would especially like to consider.

First, through Moses, God performs the Exodus out of slavery in Egypt on behalf of his people.  Through Moses, God parts the waters of the Red Sea and delivers his people safely on dry ground.

Second, Moses spoke to God on Mount Sinai. He approaches the Lord on behalf of his people, speaks to God face to face, and even intercedes on their behalf when they sin in Exodus 30.

​Third, it is through Moses that God gives the Torah.  His law, instruction, and his word.

God speaks through Moses to deliver his word to the nation.

So it is also with Christ.  Christ performed a greater exodus than Moses did at the Red Sea.  He delivered his people not from a wicked nation, but from all sin on the cross. Through Baptism, we are delivered from the kingdom of darkness and become new creations in Christ.

Although Moses spoke to God on Sinai, the Son existed in eternity before the presence of the Father. Through his passion and death, he entered into the presence of the Father as the once-for-all sacrifice to intercede on behalf of your sin.  It is through Christ that the word of God is given, for he himself is the eternal Word.

While Moses delivered the Law on Sinai, Christ delivered his instruction at the Sermon on the Mount and through all Scripture.  He himself fulfilled the Law Moses gave, for the Law speaks of Christ. 

This Easter season, let us give thanks to God that he has given us his Son, who through his passion, death, and resurrection has delivered us from slavery to sin and promised us everlasting life.  Let us remain steadfast in observing his word, lest we become like the Israelites and disregard the instruction of God.

For Prayer:  Heavenly Father, your Son has delivered us from sin and death on his cross, please grant that we would look to him as the one who intercedes for us in the presence of the Father, so that we might remain steadfast in his word until the day you give us your promised rest.  In his name, amen.