A Brand Plucked Out of the Fire
Introduction: Have you ever felt condemned? Right now, do you feel dirty? Do you know who the “accuser” of the brethren is? What do you do when you sense you are under the attack of the enemy?
1. Can you Hear the ACCUSATIONS of the little liar, the dirty devil? (Zech 3:1, 2)
“1And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him. 2And 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?”
- Notice Satan’s ACCUSATIONS! (v 1)
- Notice Satan’s CONFRONTATION! (v 2)
2. Will you take a Look at “Low down” Joshua’s CONDEMNATION? (Zech 3:3)
“Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.”
- Look at Joshua’s CONDEMNATION! (v 3)
Can you relate to Joshua?
Joshua cannot deny the charges. We all stand guilty before a holy God.
- Look at Joshua’s EXAMINATION! (v 3)
3. What about our “Loving Lord’s” JUSTIFICATION? (Zech 3:4, 5)
“And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. 5And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.”
Although this is an Old Testament passage, its New Testament equivalent reveals the blood of Jesus Christ “cleanses” us from all sin.
“But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.”
Conclusion: Our Father not only takes away our sin thru the blood of His Son, Jesus Christ, but also restores us back into fellowship with Him. Besides that, He clothes is in His righteousness!
“For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.” (2Cor 5:21)