Job, from the Old Testament, gives us the picture and pleadings of a man who
needs and desires a mediator. He cries out in Job 9:33, "Neither is there
any daysman betwixt us, that might lay His hand upon us both." A "daysman"
is a mediator, one who intercedes.
needs and desires a mediator. He cries out in Job 9:33, "Neither is there
any daysman betwixt us, that might lay His hand upon us both." A "daysman"
is a mediator, one who intercedes.
The Daysman for whom Job was seeking is found on the pages of the New
Testament and is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The
Apostle Paul tells us in I Timothy 2:5-6, "For there is one God, and one mediator
Testament and is none other than the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The
Apostle Paul tells us in I Timothy 2:5-6, "For there is one God, and one mediator
between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; who gave Himself a ransom for all..."
Without Jesus the Mediator, our prayers cannot be carried to the throne of
God. Jesus said, "No man cometh to the Father but by me." (John 14:6) If
one rejects Jesus as his Savior, he rejects the one and only mediator, thus
making it impossible to approach God. My advice and counsel is to receive
Christ in all His fullness as Savior, Mediator and Friend of Sinners.
God. Jesus said, "No man cometh to the Father but by me." (John 14:6) If
one rejects Jesus as his Savior, he rejects the one and only mediator, thus
making it impossible to approach God. My advice and counsel is to receive
Christ in all His fullness as Savior, Mediator and Friend of Sinners.
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