“And I am come down to deliver them out of the land of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of the land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey…” (Exodus 3:8).
The above statement is made by God to Moses. God is talking to Moses out of the burning bush on Mount Sinai. What a wonderful statement this is! God had come down out of heaven to deliver the Israelites out of Egyptian bondage and to bring them up to the Promised Land.
God did these wonderful things for his chosen people, the Israelites. He also did the same for all people today.
In John 6:38, Jesus stated, “For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me.” Jesus came down to earth for a specific purpose. He wanted to do the will of the Father. He loved us so much he was willing to leave heaven and come and live like a man.
In Romans 11:26, we read, “And so all Israel shall be saved: as it is written, There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob.” Christ is the Deliverer who came to save all spiritual Israel. The church is spiritual Israel. Every Christian is a part of the church, spiritual Israel. Christ came down to deliver us from sin and ungodliness.
In John 6:40, Christ said, “And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.” Christ will raise us up to be with God the Father in Heaven if we believe and obey. Even though God brought Israel out of Egypt, only those who obeyed him entered into the Promised Land. Today, we must obey him if we expect to enter the Promised Land, heaven.
Keep reading and studying your Bible. Learn what God wants you to do. And be thankful that we have a loving God who was willing to come down, deliver us, and bring us up to heaven.
