The Seed

UV 704/10,000 The Seed “What, then, was the purpose of the law? It was added because of transgressions until the Seed to whom the promise referred had come. The law was put into effect through angels by a mediator.” Galatians 3 v 19 The difference between the law of Moses and the covenant of Christ can be explained to some extent by the difference between the ordinary laws of a land and the Constitution of that country. The latter is an agreement between the people of the country who are considered the political sovereign or the supreme authority and the governing authorities. The ordinary laws are created for a time by some particular government to control offences and bring about peace. The people forming governments are mediating on behalf of the people. Similarly, the law of Moses came through the mediation of Moses and the angels. The angels gave revelation and understanding to Moses to write down the rules that are embodied in the Old Testament or old Covenant. But, these are subordinate to the covenant or sacred promise God made directly to Abraham and his seed or his descendants. The promise of God is an agreement that is higher, more sacred, inviolable and fundamental than the law given through Moses and the angels. This uni-verse also emphasizes that the promise came first and that the law was an addition. Moses the mediator appointed by God could not himself keep all of the law written down by him. He disobeyed God and instead of speaking to the rock to give water, he struck it with anger. Hence, the function of the law is to awaken us to our shortcomings. The best of us and the best in us falls short of God’s perfect standards embodied in the law. The Mosaic law reiterates the need to fully obey the will of God as explained in the law given through Moses. No one is able to fully obey. All of us have disobeyed and will continue to do so. It does not give us an excuse to deliberately and wantonly disobey. At least, we should do our best to fully obey the law. God however knows our inability to fully obey. Hence, He sent His Son Jesus to fill or bridge the gap by laying down his life. Moses was an imperfect mediator but Jesus is a perfect mediator. Jesus fulfilled all the requirements of the law and remained sinless in the sight of God. The covenant established or sealed with His blood supercedes the law. While the law declares us sinful, the promise given through Jesus declares us sinless and perfect. The purpose of the Mosaic law is to establish the need for the covenant promise of God through His Seed Jesus. Hence, the requirements of the law is fulfilled in Jesus. Jesus is the Seed of salvation, the Seed of perfection, the Seed of fulfillment of the promise of God to Abraham and his descendants, the seed of fulfillment of our potential as spiritual beings created for an eternal purpose. God took away the tree of eternal life from the Garden of Eden once Adam and Eve fell in sin, but He has now planted its seed in our hearts and minds. A natural seed contains all aspects of a full grown tree: its roots, its shoot, its branches, its leaves and fruits. Similarly, the faith of Jesus in us contains the root of salvation, the shoot of spiritual and holistic growth, the various branches of versatile development, the leaves of healing, the flowers of fragrance and the fruit of the spirit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility and self control. One of the reasons, it takes time and patience for a promise of God to be fulfilled is that it needs to grow naturally and supernaturally in the good soil of our faith, nourished by the salt and water of our tears and nurtured by prayer and the Word. Prateep V Philip Listen to this Blessong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeF2qke_8kw