Fredonia First Southern Baptist Church

FRIDAY – JESUS, THE SACRIFICE 

“In fact, we can say that according to the law of Moses, nearly everything was purified by sprinkling with blood. Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sins.     (Hebrews 9:22) 

We have all committed sins.  Sins that God will hold us accountable for someday.  We are sinners, plain and simple.  According to the verse in Hebrews chapter 9, we are in need of a sacrifice.  There must be the shedding of blood.  There has to be a sacrifice so that we can be forgiven.  But, what sacrifice?  What blood?  What blood could grant me God’s forgiveness for my sins?  Yes, it had to be blood.  But, not just any blood.  You see, it had to be the blood from a perfect Lamb.  Blood from a Lamb with no spots or blemish.  It had to be the BEST Lamb. 

It had to be Jesus’ blood, the only Lamb of God, just as John recognized in John chapter 1, verse 29.  Pure blood, without any sin.  That could only be accomplished by God coming to earth in the form of a man – Jesus Christ, fully God and fully man, and being sacrificed for us.  Animal blood cannot cleanse us.  The blood of a good person would do us no good.  Only the blood of Jesus Christ, the Son of God meets all of God’s requirements.

Jesus had to die.  He had to shed His perfect blood so that we could receive God’s forgiveness and God’s acceptance.

Do you recognize your sin and the need for Jesus to sacrifice His body and shed His blood for your forgiveness?  Jesus shed His blood, and not just a pin prick, but He gave all so that you can be forgiven.

Isaiah chapter 53, verse 5-6, “But He was wounded and crushed for our sins. He was beaten that we might have peace. He was whipped, and we were healed!  All of us have strayed away like sheep. We have left God’s paths to follow our own. Yet the LORD laid on Him the guilt and sins of us all.”

Have you accepted Jesus’ sacrifice for your sin? 

Thank you, Jesus for being my sacrifice.  Thank you for shedding your blood to take away my sin.

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