“And he said, Now also let it be according unto your words: he with whom it is found shall be my servant; and ye shall be blameless” Gen. 44:10. (KJV).
Foundation Text: 1 Tim. 3:1-7
BLAMELESS:
Well, we all know the story here. I must say that I struggled with the Holy Spirit on the relevance of this scripture to the message to be communicated through this episode. Thankfully, He is the greatest teacher and knows how best to expound God’s word in our hearts.
First, I did a bit of research into the word blameless. The Hebrew transliteration of it is “náqui y náqui y” pronounced as “naw-kee”. It means to be clean and free from guilt and/or punishment.
Back to the scripture above, there is a pertinent question I am asking from there: why did Joseph agree to service as a way of declaring them blameless? Why did he not choose to give the person a jail term? Remember he was hiding the identity of his brothers from pharaoh and the Egyptians at the time of this encounter. That will be a message for another time.
When Joseph said you shall be blameless, he was not excluding anyone. The provision was also for the person the cup will be found in his possession. So he is invariably saying that even though the culprit will serve, it will not be like a punishment, because he will be free from guilt/or punishment.
This is what the Holy Spirit is telling me to tell you: For you to be blameless, you have to believe in your heart that you have already been presented to Him blameless. You were full of shit? YES. You made mistakes? YES. You have done horrible things that should disqualify you to serve? YES. But I bring you Gods word today:
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death” Rom. 8:1-2 (NIV)
“Now all glory to God, who is able to keep you from falling away and will bring you with great joy into his glorious presence without a single fault” Jude 24 (NLT)
Who told you that you cannot serve God because of your past life? Who told you that you are too messed up to serve? That devil is a liar! The ultimate price for your mess has been paid. All God is asking you to do is to live your life as one who has been set free from guilt and shame. Do not let your mess stop the message. In Christ Jesus, you are now blameless (free from guilt and /or punishment).
Let me round up by leaving you with these two scriptures:
“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed” John 8:36 (KJVL)
“So Christ has truly set us free. Now make sure that you stay free, and don’t get tied up in slavery to the law” Gal. 5:1 (NLT)
I see someone coming out of that bondage of guilt and walking into a blameless state! I see someone shutting the door to past errors and mistakes and making a choice to serve God without fear of guilt and condemnation! In the name of Jesus Christ! Amen!
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