On The Seventh Day Of Christmas by Mark Tross

On The Seventh Day Of Christmas

by Mark Tross

Seven swans a swimming? Yes, swans are mentioned two times in The Bible, once in Leviticus 11:18, along with the pelican and again in Deuteronomy 14:16, the second giving of the law, before entering into the promised land, along with the owl and the great owl, all of which were considered unclean or not kosher. So what’s to sing about? Peter’s vision in the book of Acts tells us that all things are now clean, before God and man, if received with thanksgiving and praise, in Christ Jesus, be it a day, whenever with the moon or your choice of food and drink, because whatever we do is to be done, as unto The Lord!

Swimming on the other hand (four fingers and a thumb) or I should say, swim, swimmest and swimmeth, are all three found in both Old and New Covenant, but I’m not quite certain that swans are actually swimming, as much as pedaling over the surface of the water. The word swim is seen in 2 Kings 6:6; Psalm 6:6; Isaiah 25:11; Ezekiel 47:5 and Acts 27:42, 43, plus swimmest is found in Ezekiel 32:6 and swimmeth in Isaiah 25:11.

For some of us, we might feel more like Hans Christian Anderson’s ‘Ugly Duckling,’ rather than a swan gliding effortlessly over the waters of a lake or a pond. Maybe you are not a swimmer at all, but could doggy paddle sufficiently to at least keep yourself afloat, although sometimes in the present world that we are living in, we are more like salmon trying to swim upstream, only to die when we reach our desired destination.

Not to worry, because in God’s eyes, we are worth more than many sparrows or swans. He so loved us, that He sent His One And Only Begotten Son to die in our stead, The One Who bid Peter to walk upon the waters of the sea, during quite a storm, which he was able to do, until he took his eyes off of Jesus, Our Salvation. The number seven in The Bible is symbolic of completion, because God created the world and all that is in it, in just six days and then rested on the seventh day, after saying it was all good, very good. Jesus says, “Come Unto Me, ALL Who Are Weary And Heavy Laden (Burdened) And I Will Give You Rest.” Don’t you want to hear Him say, “Well Done, Good And Faithful Servant, Enter Into Your Rest.” He has purchased this rest for us, your debt is paid in full, so that we can enter into eternal, everlasting, abundant, resurrection Life in Christ Jesus, so dive in, because the living water and bread of Life are fine!

Mark Tross

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On The Sixth Day Of Christmas by Mark Tross

On The Sixth Day Of Christmas
by Mark Tross

     We are presently smack dab in the middle of these twelve days of Christmas, with six geese laying, five golden rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree (now that is a mother load).  I’m beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel here, but still finding it to be quite a stretch! Geese themselves are not mentioned in Holy Script specifically, but we do know that God created the fowls of the air on the fifth day of creation, as Genesis 1:20b says, “and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.” Plus 21b, “and every winged bird according to its kind.  And God saw that it was good.  Verse 22b says, “and let birds multiply on the earth.” I have not personally ever seen a bird do mathematics of any kind, but I do know that they have a keen sense of direction, especially in wintertime. 

     Gold, golden, goldsmith, goldsmith’s and goldsmiths do show up in both Old & New Covenants, with everything from chains, jewels, gods, crowns, rings, overlays, candlesticks, bars (non-alcoholic of course), the ephod, wreathen works, bells, plates, taches, boards, hooks, chapiters and their fillets, the mercy seat, , cherubims, snuffdishes, reeds, cups, vials, girdles, censers, pipes, vessels, earrings, the altar, spoons, emerods, mice, calves, basins, images, the sceptre, bowls, the wedge of Ophir, gifts, idols, merchandise, streets, spoil, the head, masts, decks, ornaments, sockets, ouches, shekels, shields, oracles, lamps, tongs, talents, fleshhooks, of Parvaim, doors, nails, chambers, basons, a footstool, beaten, ivory, treasuries, chargers, drams, beds, dust, clothing, feathers, of Sheba, the furnace, apples, borders, a house full and a city, just to name a few.

     God says, “The Silver And The Gold Are Mine.” Perhaps we should take Him at His Word and not so much worry about whether our dollar is backed by the gold standard.  You don’t see too many people today worried about their asphalt investments, but The City Of God, The New Jerusalem, which is coming down from God out of Heaven, is made of pure gold and that’s what the streets are paved with.  The Bible tells us that your faith is more precious than gold and without faith, it is impossible to please God! Where your heart is, there your treasure will be, not in the balance of your savings account, the value of your car, home or whatever it is that you deem of any worth.

     There is no golden goose and the six geese in this song laying five golden rings will not buy you a stairway to Heaven, but repenting of your sins, turning away from them and towards The One Who paid the price for you, will bring eternally good consequences.  Today if you hear His Voice, harden not your heart, so you can walk on those very real streets of gold and live forever in God’s golden City!

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