The same thing happened once, but in reverse. The Christian Jews in the early Jerusalem church could not believe that the laws that they lived their life by were just a shadow of the reality of God's sending of His spirit to live with believers. Instead of laws on tablets, God is now able to write the laws on our hearts. And even more distant from the early shadow, God said that now
- your sins are removed (not covered temporarily as the Jews were always taught)
- I (God) will personally explain every law to you, my child
- even more amazingly, the message God has for one believer may be different or even the opposite message for another believer! That is pretty far from my concept of a hard and fast law. But that is God's concept. So how does a person discern the truth in life around them? Let God explain it.
Our dog only has a shadow of fear from loud noises, but in contrast we have complete peace with God in the face of anything in life. Are there still tears? Sure. But unlike our canine's reality, God is there with us, explaining every tear, understanding our weakness, abiding with us without end.
