Happy Father's Day to one of the very best Dads that I know! I hope your day is wonderful! The word for this week is "necessary". We'll be looking at these two portions of Scripture:
1 Corinthians 12:22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: KJV
Hebrews 9:22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission. 23 It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. KJV
This is the Greek word "anagke". Strong's Concordance says: constraint, distress. Thayer's Greek Lexicon adds: necessity, imposed by the external condition of things or by the law of duty; calamity, distress, straits. The dictionary definition for 'necessity' is: the fact of being required or indispensable or essential. Speaking of the human body, the feet are essential for balance, for walking and running, yet the feet of most people do not look as though they could handle the job! They appear to be small and weak, yet they are created to carry the weight of the entire body! The verses in Hebrews remind us that the shedding of blood was required to deal with sin, the shedding of Messiah's (perfect, sinless representative of both God and man) blood was 'necessary'! It is essential for us to recognize HIM and then to receive the free Gift of salvation. YOU are essential to Kristine and to Avery, Ellyson, Georgia and Reagan! It is such a joy to see THEIR joy! Well done, man of God! You are necessary! Here is Hillsong UNITED with another of the songs from their new album (Wonder) called "Shadow Step":
Love and Shalom from the Swoveys!
