#68: Effective Epistles
And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not steadfastly look to the end of that which was abolished...But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. (II Cor 3:13-15) The ministry that we all have been called to is to make disciples of all nations. This usually involves telling people about the good news in the scriptures. It is often the case noted that the sermons we have lack the power to back it up. We see a similar senario in the passage above. The vail that Moses used to cover his face was very symbolic and affected many generations to come. God is an all knowing God. Whatever He gives to us is essential in its fullness. We must learn never to cover a part of the message He has given to us. It renders everything ineffective. Scriptures say that Jesus is the end of the law (that which was abolished) [Rom 10:4] because [ the law in itself is a shadow of good things to come and not the very image of