A WORD IN SEASON TO THE WEARY
🌷🌷🌷 August 18 🌷🌷🌷
“…ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvelous light” (1 Peter 2.9).
In every detail of the blue robe worn by the high priest having pomegranates of blue, and purple and scarlet colours there is a spiritual meaning. God was teaching in a symbolic way at that time, how the people could enjoy God’s fulness and grace in abundance. Num. 15:37-41, indicates the meaning of the blue colour. God was telling His people through Moses, that they should have blue fringes on their garments. This way they were reminded that they were God’s people, that He had saved them by His grace and that they had to obey His commandments. In the same way the blue colour reminds us that we are a holy nation and a peculiar people (1 Peter 2:9). If you really want to enjoy God’s fulness, then learn of His heavenly calling. The call is to build a heavenly sanctuary or a heavenly Church under the Headship of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Purple stands for kingship. You will remember that before the crucifixion, the soldiers put a purple robe on the Lord Jesus and mocked Him saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” (John 19: 3). Only kings wear garments of this colour. So the purple colour in the pomegranates, convey the message that God wants us to come under the Kingship of the Lord Jesus Christ. We must be willing to be governed and led by Him in everything.
In Heb. 9:19, we read that Moses used scarlet wool which speaks of the sprinkled blood. As co-workers of God, we need to have a clear conscience, free from guilt, and this we can receive only by being cleansed in the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. We can never be cleansed by shedding tears or by offering long prayers. If you come to the Lord humbly and pray, “Lord Jesus, I am defiled in thought, word and deed; cleanse me with Thy precious blood”, immediately He will cleanse you. There is no need for you to wait for any vision or unusual experience. The moment you ask Him, you will be cleansed. It is very essential for those who are servants of God, to be kept cleansed from every defilement.
Thus the blue, purple and scarlet colours say to us that we need to hear His call, know His kingship, and lead a clean life in order to take part in building His Church and enjoy His fulness.
