In punishment the LORD sent among the people saraph serpents, which bit the people so that many of them died. Then the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned in complaining against the LORD and you. Pray the LORD to take the serpents away from us.” So Moses prayed for the people, and the LORD said to Moses, “Make a saraph and mount it on a pole, and whoever looks at it after being bitten will live.” Moses accordingly made a bronze serpent and mounted it on a pole, and whenever anyone who had been bitten by a serpent looked at the bronze serpent, he lived.
This passage is later interpreted in Wisdom where it explains that it was not the serpent who healed the people, but rather the mercy of God. The serpent was a sign of the salvation he offers to all people. The serpent was raised by Moses as a symbol of Christ who was to be risen on a cross for our salvation. When Christ is raised above all things he naturally becomes the focal point. Is this something you do in your own life?
CHALLENGE: Today I would challenge you to reflect on the position Christ holds in your life. Is he behind you? Is he next to you? Or is he raised up in front of you so that you and all those around you are drawn to him? If he isn't held in the highest place in your life what is one thing you can do to get him there?
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