SCRIPTURE: Leviticus (NIV) 1:3 “‘If the offering is a burnt offering from the herd, he is to offer a male without defect. He must present it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting so that it will be acceptable to the LORD. 4 He is to lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering, and it will be accepted on his behalf to make atonement for him.
Acts (NIV) 13:37 But the one whom God raised from the dead did not see decay. 38 “Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you. 39 Through him everyone who believes is justified from everything you could not be justified from by the law of Moses.
OBSERVATION: In the Old Testament a believer had to bring an offering for his own sins. It had to be a perfect offering to be acceptable to the LORD. But an animal sacrifice could never make complete atonement for man’s sins. For complete forgiveness, the sacrifice needed to be made of human blood and by someone who was not born under sin and had never sinned! Sinless blood would be required to make someone justified (just as if they had never sinned!)
APPLICATION: Jesus was introduced to the world as the “Lamb of God.” He was virgin born, impregnated by the Holy Spirit. He had sinless blood. AND He lived life without sinning! He was the only One not deserving of death, yet He died, and His blood is now applied to the account of every sinner who repents and receives Jesus as the Lord of their life!
PRAYER: Thank you, Jesus! I am free from the penalty of my sins. I am forgiven! Now I am a child of God and enjoy the blessings now of a relationship with you as my Lord and Savior. And I will enjoy the eternal blessings that await in heaven with you! I want to love and serve you with all my life. Amen
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