Without The Shedding of Blood . . .
Reading: Leviticus 1 - 4
My Verse: "If any one of the common people sins unwittingly in doing anything the LORD has commanded not to be done, and is guilty, when the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed. (4:27, 28).
I enter into the halls of Leviticus with great trepidation. This book has such a sense of solemnity, grandeur and loftiness. There is so much fire and smoke and all that letting of blood! All the rituals are so very specific,orderly and graphic - everything drips with holiness! Oh, LORD God, You are holy. It is only by the shedding of blood that sins can be cleansed away and forgiven!
I especially like that sin is identified here as "anything the LORD has commanded not to be done." Too often "sins" are renamed as disorders or lifestyle choice and so are no longer considered sins. We are intolerant, even hateful if we say something is a sin, is aberrant behavior according to Your Word, LORD God. Thank You that we do have Your word - the Truth. We have a guide that is specific and clear about just what sin is!
I also like how this verse points out that we need to be responsive to those around us or to Your nudge, to Your conviction. For "when the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed." Sin is so dreadful, it separates us from You and so we need to deal with it immediately before it starts to make us ugly!
All this ritualistic sacrificing makes me realize that there has to be an accounting on my part - I need to ask, seek Your forgiveness. The Israelites had to physically go through a ritualistic act to bring their sin before You, to let You know they are aware of their sin and are asking for Your forgiveness. So we today need to come before You with our sin, for You only can forgive and cleanse us. Thank You for this lesson.
I am so grateful to You, LORD Jesus for what You have done for us. What the Israelites were doing had to be repeated every time they sinned. You made the ultimate, final blood sacrifice with Your own blood. Just before You died on that cross You cried, "It is done!" Hebrews 9:25 and 26 tells us. "Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly . . . But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself."
No, "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins" (Hebrews 9:22). You, LORD Jesus shed Your blood for me! Thank You.
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
Reading: Leviticus 1 - 4
My Verse: "If any one of the common people sins unwittingly in doing anything the LORD has commanded not to be done, and is guilty, when the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed. (4:27, 28).
I enter into the halls of Leviticus with great trepidation. This book has such a sense of solemnity, grandeur and loftiness. There is so much fire and smoke and all that letting of blood! All the rituals are so very specific,orderly and graphic - everything drips with holiness! Oh, LORD God, You are holy. It is only by the shedding of blood that sins can be cleansed away and forgiven!
I especially like that sin is identified here as "anything the LORD has commanded not to be done." Too often "sins" are renamed as disorders or lifestyle choice and so are no longer considered sins. We are intolerant, even hateful if we say something is a sin, is aberrant behavior according to Your Word, LORD God. Thank You that we do have Your word - the Truth. We have a guide that is specific and clear about just what sin is!
I also like how this verse points out that we need to be responsive to those around us or to Your nudge, to Your conviction. For "when the sin which he has committed is made known to him, he shall bring for his offering a goat, a female without blemish, for his sin which he has committed." Sin is so dreadful, it separates us from You and so we need to deal with it immediately before it starts to make us ugly!
All this ritualistic sacrificing makes me realize that there has to be an accounting on my part - I need to ask, seek Your forgiveness. The Israelites had to physically go through a ritualistic act to bring their sin before You, to let You know they are aware of their sin and are asking for Your forgiveness. So we today need to come before You with our sin, for You only can forgive and cleanse us. Thank You for this lesson.
I am so grateful to You, LORD Jesus for what You have done for us. What the Israelites were doing had to be repeated every time they sinned. You made the ultimate, final blood sacrifice with Your own blood. Just before You died on that cross You cried, "It is done!" Hebrews 9:25 and 26 tells us. "Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly . . . But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself."
No, "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins" (Hebrews 9:22). You, LORD Jesus shed Your blood for me! Thank You.
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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