Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. (Matthew 5:17-20).
Life is all about fulfilling the law and the prophets. Life is not about what to eat or what to drink. Jesus said he didn't come to destroy the law, which means he didn't come to break God's law or to be lawless.
Of course the Anti-Christ is the lawless one who will come. When he comes he will change times and laws (destroy the law and the prophets with his lies and rebellion) until the very end of man's kingdom on earth. "And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time." (Daniel 7:25).
Jesus didn't come to change times and law; he came to fulfil times and laws. And the fulfilment of the law concerning him is to be the sacrificial lamb. For the law demanded a better sacrifice that would take away sin from the world (Hebrew chapter 9). The book of John 1:29 says: "Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world".
While fulfilling the prophets is to become a better high priest who would offer that sacrifice ones and for all.
The human high priest were full of filt or guilt, so they weren't perfect to represent the people at the holies of holies. Even in the book of Zachariah chapter 3, you could see Joshua the high priest puting on a filthy garment in the vision prophet Zachariah saw:
And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
And the Lord said unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan; even the Lord that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel. (Zachariah 3: 1-3).
And also, in those days the priest were always at war with the prophets due to the fact that the prophets sought for a better and perfect high priest who is without guilt or sin.
Two Things You Should Not Destroy In Your Life
1. The law.
The law is the commandment of God. When you break God's law you attract punishments, guilt and curses.
When you destroy the law you attract punishment, guilt or curses into your life. Those who are living a lawless life are destroying their life.
Everything in life is bound by laws. Laws are like fence protecting you from threats, danger or intrusion. When you break the law, you expose your life to threats or dangers. There are physical threats. There are spiritual threats.
The physical threats are physical dangers, like if you play with an high tension electric cable you might get electrocuted. If you smoke, you get cancer. If you steal you might get arrested by the cops.
All these are physical threats.
The spiritual threats are spiritual dangers, or they are curses. Like if you fornicates you invite demons into your body, since your body (your temple) is defiled. If you worship idol you will be under God's wrath and there would be disaster, dryness in every season of your life.
If you kill, you would be killed too, for they that live by the sword shall die by the sword (Matthew 26:52).
You can't evade the law. You can't run away from it, for eyes of the lord are everywhere to reward and to give justice to the law. One can escape from wrath of the law of the land, due to human corruption.
Corruption is whereby justice is sold and bought, so the power of law becomes corrupt. But God is not corrupt. No amount of money can give you freedom from God's wrath. Know this!
2. The Prophets.
Every prophet God sends to you is to guide into the way of peace (Luke 1:79). But due to arrogance and pride so many people has despises the prophet God send to them to deliver them.
Prophets are agent of deliverance. Hosea 12:13 says: "And by a prophet the LORD brought Israel out of Egypt, and by a prophet was he preserved."
So many people have lost out of God's blessing because they refuse to welcome the prohet God has sent to them. Jesus said in Matthew 10:41,
He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man's reward.
The bible showed us how king Ahab threw prophet Micaiah into prison because he told him God's plan against him (1 Kings 22). Also King Zedekiah threw prophet Jeremiah into the dungeon because he told him to surrender to king Nechadnezzar according to the word of the lord (Jeremiah 38:6).
When you hate God's prophet you hate God. When you fight against God's prophet you fight against God.
Also do not despise prophecies from God concerning your life: they are vital for your life in the end. Prophecy is an intergral part of our life.
Fulfilling The Law And The Prophets
To fulfil the law and the prophets we need to:
1. Be a follower of Jesus and not Pastors.
When we follow the footsteps of Jesus we fulfil the law andthe prophets through him. His personalities would be found in us. We would be walking in that liberty or freedom, not guilt or being under the curse of the law.
2. Read Scripture.
Jesus never played with scripture, he read the scripture witten about him (Luke 4 from verse 1). The scripture shows you who you are.
According to James in James chapter 1, the scripture is like a mirror. Always read the bible, when you do that you will be able to fullfil Gods law and prophecies concerning your life.
3. Preach the Gospel.
Jesus in Luke chapter 4 preached to the people the scripture written concerning him. He preached to everyone about God too. Doing this fulfills the law and the prophets.
4. Pray.
When you pray you get your spirit empowered to do God's will. There are forces that try to stop you from fulfilling God's law and prohecies concerning you. Pray against stronghold against your life.
Thank you for reading, I'm Jeremiah.
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