Dealing With a Mystery
In the previous Lord’s Days I have seen that I cannot escape God’s covenant wrath. Every sin must be paid for. Neither will I be received in favor again unless I fulfill God’s covenant demand. I need a Mediator. A mediator is someone who intervenes, who “goes between” two parties with the goal of bringing the two parties together again. I do not just need any mediator. He must be special. He must be man, but not just any man. He must be a true and righteous man. Furthermore, he must be more than man; he must be true God. It would be good to understand that I am dealing with a mystery here. I cannot understand how a person can be true man and true God at the same time. I believe it because the Bible teaches this to me, and I accept it in child-like faith even though I do not understand it. My Mediator must be a true man, that is, real man, in order to bear the curse of the covenant. My Mediator could not be an a...
