Introduction : Life cultures change with the passing of time. In some cultures, mothers carry their child on their back as they raise them. During my childhood, it was natural for all mothers to carry their child on their back. A child sleeps, urinates, frets, and even makes a map with tears and snivels on a mother´s back. Maybe that was the reason why they were so loved, because of this true intimacy with each other. Today´s mother raises her child in a stroller. Therefore, a child cannot even feel the body temperature of its mother. The Bible says that God carries His people on His back. (Ex 19:4)
1. God carried the Israelites on His back and saved them 1) They crossed the Red Sea being carried on God´s back - God carried the Israelites on His back, and that´s how they crossed the Red Sea (Ex 14:14, 29-30) 2) God carried the Israelites on His back while they made their journey through the desert. - God carried their burdens and took care of their daily work for them (Dt 32:9-12, Ps 81:6-7) - Eating, drinking, staying, living, and others (Dt 29:5, Ps 78:14-15, 24) 3) A peculiar people who are living on God´s back (Dt 1:30-33)
2. The life with Christ (Eph 2:4-6) 1) An incapable person is obliged to live on the back of a capable person if they live together (Rev 1:8, Ps 55:22, Pr 16:3) 2) A person who cannot do the work must live on the back of a person who can do the work if they live together (Jer 33:2, Ps 37:5, 1Pe 5:7) 3) Things that humankind cannot do (1) Save from sin and transgression (Isa 53:5, Eph 2:8-9) (2) Restore to life (Jn 6:40, Jn 11:25, 1Co 15:52) (3) Seated in heaven - It is all possible on the Lord´s back through grace and faith (Rev 3:21, 20:40)
3. Those who are weary and burdened (Mt 11:28-30) 1) God invites us to let Him carry our burdens and do our work (Isa 41:10, Heb 4:16) 2) To be carried on the Lord´s back (1) Obey completely (Php 2:5, 8, 2Co 10:5, Dt 30:9-10) (2) Commit everything to God (Mt 6:25, 7:11, Jas 1:6) (3) Serve God with all your heart (Mt 6:33, 22:37, 1Co 2:9)
Conclusion : Each one of us is so peculiar. We are living by serving an invisible God, not relying on humankind but only relying on God. Let´s try our best to please God in our daily lives and wait for eternal heaven with faith and patience. |