See the bronze serpent on the wooden pole judged

When the children of Israel complained about the manna, many of them were bitten by poisonous snakes and they died. However, God instructed Moses to make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, probably a wooden one, so that whoever behold the bronze serpent shall live and not die.

The serpent was judged when God cursed him that he shall go on his belly and eat dust as he has deceived Eve into believing that it was good to eat of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Cursed is anyone who hanged on a tree.

The serpent, which symbolized the devil has been cursed on the cross. Judgement was pronounced against him at the cross when Jesus proclaimed the redemptive work finished. And on the third day, He rose from the grave and ascended to Heaven to sit at the right hand of God and eternally and righteously striped satan of his power of death!

The divine exchange has taken place at the cross. Jesus has given us His righteousness for our sin so that we can be reconciled with God and call Him Abba Father. We can go to the throne of grace anytime, anywhere. God wants us to draw near to Him all the times. He wants to be close to us and He sent the Holy Spirit to dwell in us!

Since the divine exchange has taken place at the cross, we no longer have to expect condemnation when we sin. I am not referring go the natural consequence and the punishment of the civil law should we do something foolish and unlawful. I am referring to the judgement from God for the sin against Him. We are eternally forgiven because of the shed blood of Jesus Christ.

We can therefore expect blessings and good happenings to happen in our lives for the price of our sin has been dearly paid by our Lord Jesus at the cross. We can expect all things to turn out for our good even though they may not be good presently. We can expect God to bless us richly all things to enjoy because Jesus has paid it all and much more!

The devil is powerless against a Christian who is full of Christ. Look to Jesus and give thanks continually for the finished work at the cross. Hallelujah.