" . . . But the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the LORD your God . . . "
Abigail, then the wife of Nabal, is speaking these words (above) to David. "The bundle of the living" is a neat way to conceive of the redeemed church. David, and all the saints are "bundled" together with Jesus. He is the One who gives us life; and, through our intimate and spiritually "organic" contact with Him, we also live and even thrive.
But there is no life where there is no Christ. No angel, no saint, no offering, no mediator will suffice, to replace the Prince of Life, Jesus Christ our Lord. Do we wish to live today? Then we must do so by grace through faith in Christ alone.
[Puritan quote of the day: "We should judge of things as to whether they help or hinder our main purpose . . . " --Richard Sibbes, in "The Bruised Reed"]
