He Brought Us Out To Bring Us In
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Deuteronomy 6:23 (KJV 1900)
23 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in,
Introduction
Introduction
Man, what a beautiful phrase this morning to dwell on!
The context of this verse is Moses is talking about how God brought the children of Israel OUT of the land of Egypt. By the way, Egypt in the Bible is always a type of the world. God brings his children out of the bondage and slavery of Egypt to bring them into the Promised Land!
It is just so with our salvation. God has saved us out of death and sin and judgment. He brings us into the body of Christ, into the place of blessing, into fellowship with Himself, and finally, into heaven itself.
Let me tell you a story that I read while studying for this message...
Over in Africa, there was a man who was passing through a village. Accustomed as he was to strange sights, he was nevertheless intrigued to see certain prized chickens walking about with bows of bright red ribbon tied under their wings and across their backs.
This was something new.
Other scraggy chickens were not so decorated; but a few enquiries revealed the fact that the native owner was always looking for red ribbon. When the man asked the owner of the chickens why the ribbons were there, he was told, "The ribbon protects them from the many vicious hawks that would otherwise attack them." The speaker went on to say, " I have been here fifteen years, and I have never known a hawk to take a chicken that had red ribbon on its back. The hawks seem to be afraid of that particular color.
Neither blue, nor green, nor any other color seems to be effective in keeping away the robbers. I have seen hundreds of chickens taken when these hawks swoop down from the sky; but I have never seen a red-ribbon chicken go."
I think Moses would have probably found interest in that story. It would have made him think of a night in Egypt when the scarlet stain on the door-posts saved the children of Israel of certain death!
Right after this event was when God miraculously brought them out of the land of bondage so He could bring them into the land of promise!
I know we aren’t the children of Israel today, but there are several ways this verse does apply to us.
He brought us out of sin and bondage to bring us into a life of freedom in Him.
He brought us out of darkness to bring us into His marvelous light.
He brought us out of the miry pit to bring us to solid ground.
He brought us out of the enemy’s grip to place us in the arms of our Father.
He brought us out of loneliness into a place of fellowship with Him.
He brought us out of a place of strife and unease into a position of rest and peace.
He brought us out of destruction into a place of eternal life.
He brought us out of fear into faith.
He brought us out of confusion into wisdom and truth.
He brought us out of corruption into life incorruptible.
God has truly brought us out of something, and has brought us into something greater!
I want to preach a little this morning on the thought of, “He Brought Us Out To Bring Us In...”
I-He Brought Us Out
I-He Brought Us Out
We Are Saved From:
The Penalty of Sin
The Penalty of Sin
1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
There is therefore now no condemnation! What a wonderful assurance this is! The basis for this is the phrase, “in Christ Jesus.” In Adam, we were condemned, but in Christ, there is no condemnation!
We are saved from the penalty of sin!
This verse does not say “no mistakes” or “no failures,” or even “no sins.” Christians do fail and make mistakes, and they do sin. Abraham lied about his wife; David committed adultery; Peter tried to kill a man with his sword. To be sure, they suffered consequences because of their sins, but they did not suffer condemnation.
The penalty of sin is death, but in Christ Jesus, we have been saved from that penalty!
The Pollution of Sin
The Pollution of Sin
5 And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood,
This is what happened when Jesus loved us at the cross. He washed us – cleansed us from the deep stain of sin, so that we really are clean before Him. This is worth praising Jesus about. If we understand our own deep sinfulness, this seems almost too good to be true.
We can stand clean before God – clean from the deepest of stains.
We have been saved from the pollution of sin!
The Power of Sin
The Power of Sin
9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.
10 For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.
We have been saved from the power of sin! Notice the words in these verses!
We have been justified, saved from wrath, reconciled to God! Everything that sin had taken from us, in salvation are no more!
Justified means that we have been declared “not guilty!”
Saved from wrath means that because we are in Christ, we are protected from the wrath of God!
Reconciled means that God has taken us who were once His enemies, and has made us into His friends!
We have been saved from the power of sin!
The Pleasure of Sin
The Pleasure of Sin
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
The transformation that is brought about by the new birth is not only an instantaneous miracle but also a lifelong process of sanctification. For those so transformed, everything changes; the old things have passed away. All things “become” new.
God is continually working in our lives. When we are gripped by a great God, old values, ideas, plans, loves, desires, and beliefs vanish, replaced by the new things that accompany salvation.
The Presence of Sin
The Presence of Sin
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
2 In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
This one is in the future…One of these days, He will bring us out of the very presence of sin!
Though right now we are surrounded on all sides by sinfulness, though right now sin continues to cling to our hearts, on a day not too distant, we will go to a place where sin is no more.
One of these days, we will trade the persistent presence of sin for the perfect presence of the Lord. We will be saved from the presence of sin!
He brought us out of these things to bring us in to other things...
II-He Brought Us In to…
II-He Brought Us In to…
The Family for Similarity
The Family for Similarity
1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
There is only one way of entrance into the family of God, and that is by being born into that family.
The way of entrance into an earthly family is by physical birth, and the way of entrance into the heavenly family is by the miracle of a spiritual birth – a second birth, a birth from above...
What a wonderful thing it is that poor sinning creatures such as we are can actually become children of the most High God!
He brought us out to bring us into the family...
The Fellowship for Service
The Fellowship for Service
16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
We have been chosen and ordained by the Lord. This means “sent or appointed for service in order to bear spiritual fruit in our life.”
When the Lord chooses someone, He chooses for service, not for salvation. The Lord does not choose some to be saved and some to be lost. That is unscriptural!
In the book of Ephesians there are three different words used to describe his Church.
The Body-This reveals many members and speaks of our function in service.
The Building-This reveals much materials and speaks of our foundation, the Saviour.
The Bride-This reveals a marriage and speaks of our future at his side.
We are brought out to be brought into the fellowship!
The Fold for Security
The Fold for Security
3 To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out.
4 And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
Sheep are defenseless and dependent, they require constant protection, provision, and guidance…Jesus calls Himself our good Shepherd, because He is One who protects, guides, and nurtures His people...
He brought us out to bring us into the fold for security!
Conclusion
Conclusion
Are you in? - that’s the question today...
5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?
A certain man passed a certain church everyday on his way to work.
He often heard people speak with wonder of the east window in that church, but for the life of him, he couldn't understand what there was to rave about. To him this window seemed to be dirty, dreary, and dull, covered with grime and wire.
One day he was encouraged to enter the church; and once he was inside he saw, and then understood! One could only see the beauties and glories of the window while they were “in”
If you are not yet a Christian, and cannot understand why I speak so happily, and so earnestly, of the Christian life, then I would say to you, “Come on in, friend, and you will quickly understand!”