Moses...needed
the male help and the female help. The male help is that of matching. This kind
of help balances us, restricts us, and humbles us. Through his brother’s
matching Moses learned to let others do what he was able to do....Whatever Aaron
did, Moses was able to do also, but he was restricted from doing so. In the
church life the Lord will often raise up an environment that forces us to allow
others to do what we can do. This should be a principle of our functioning in
the church. If a brother is able to do a
certain thing, let him do it, even if you can do it better. This will humble
you. However, I have seen many, especially sisters, who insisted that they
alone be allowed to do a particular thing. According to our natural makeup, we
do not want others to interfere with what we are doing. Nevertheless, we all must
learn to let others do the very thing we are able to do. (Life-study of Exodus,
p. 118)
Both in the
church life and in married life we need to be such a “bridegroom of blood.” If
a brother is to be truly God’s called one, he needs to be cut in a subjective
way. We learn a great deal through the cutting. Sometimes my wife cuts me by
restricting my eating. This cutting
keeps me healthy and prevents me from indulging myself....Thus,
the cutting keeps us from living according to the natural life.
Only those who are willing to be cut can be useful to
God. Every useful one is a “bridegroom of blood.” Daily and even hourly we need
to experience the circumcision of the natural life. It is not sufficient merely
to see that we are sinful. Our natural
life must also be circumcised, either by those in our family or by the brothers and
sisters in the church.
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