Forgiveness Through The Blood
The Importance of Blood
Why Is Blood So Important In The Sight Of God?
It is because the Bible says in Hebrews 9:22: “Without shedding of blood there is no remission.”
Different Types Of Offerings
In the Old Testament times, people had to struggle a lot. We read in the book of Leviticus about a number of offerings people had to offer to God whenever they sinned. And they always sinned.
The different types of offerings were – The burnt offering (Lev. 1:1-17). The Grain offering (Lev. 2:1-6); The peace offering (Lev. 3:1-17); The sin offering (Lev. 4:1-35); The Trespass offering (Lev. 5:1-13); offerings with Restitution (Lev. 5:14-19) and so on… You can read these yourselves.
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The book of Leviticus speaks of hundreds of laws that God gave through Moses to follow. Some six hundred or more laws were imposed on people. In case they broke any of those laws, the death sentence was the consequence!
Just think about that! Is it possible for us today to obey and follow any of those laws? No! Not at all! If you and I were to follow such laws, then we would have no time for going to the office or doing any other work! Isn’t it?
But thank God for He loved the world so much that He sent His only begotten Son to save all who believe in Him (Jn. 3:16).
Jesus by His mercy, replaced all the laws by GRACE! Are you grateful to God? Then tell Him so. Raise your hands towards heaven and say:
Thank You Father for sending Your darling Son who was at the bosom of the Father (Jn. 1:18) in order to save us. Thank You Daddy for showing such grace upon us. Dear Jesus, I thank
You from the bottom of my heart for leaving all Your majesty and coming down to this wicked world. Thank You for dying for me in order to save a wretched sinner like me. I am ever grateful for this immense grace. Amen!
The Most Holy Place
The tabernacle built by Moses according to God’s perfect instructions, was divided with a curtain between the ‘holy place’ and the ‘most holy place.’
The priest offered all the offerings and sacrifices in the holy place daily on the altar. So many goats, bulls, and rams were killed and their blood was poured on the altar.
But Still Were Their Sins Forgiven?
The answer is ‘No!’
Look at Hebrews 10:3&4 verses, (vs.3) “But in those sacrifices, there is a ‘reminder’ of sins every year.” (vs.4) “For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats could away sins!”
That’s what I am trying to explain to you. I will give you an example to assert the above verses.
Supposing my table on which I am writing now has a stain on it. I tried to wipe, but it wasn’t going. Then I took a scrub and soap and tried to scrub hard. Yet it did not go. Then what did I do? In order to hide the stain, I took a tablecloth and covered my table.
Now tell me, “Has the stain gone?”
All of you will say a big ‘No!’ Well, the stain is not gone. It is only covered or hidden!
That’s exactly what happened in those offerings.
But look at our Savior’s blood! That precious blood could go even beneath the tablecloth and wash away any grave stain (sin)!
That is the good news of God’s amazing grace! For the Scripture says, “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 Jn. 1:7).
How? By confessing your sins to God (1 Jn. 1:9). Once you confess and tell God ‘Please wash me through Your precious blood, it is done. No more guilt!
The following Scripture wall gives you further assurance.
Micah 7:19 says, “Our God will have compassion on us, and will subdue our iniquities; He will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea!” Amen.
Thus, when you confess your sins this is what happens. God will cast all our sins into the depths of the sea. You need not fish it out again.
For you Are Set Free By The Blood Of Jesus!
The High Priest (OT)
The High Priest alone was allowed to enter the most holy place that too once a year. He could not go just like that. First, he had to cleanse himself with tired animal blood. Then he had to take a bowl of blood on behalf of the people’s sins (Heb. 9:6,7).
Tire High Priest wore a long priestly robe and a rope was tied around his waist. At the bottom of his garment, bells like pomegranates were hanging.
The High Priest went inside the most holy place alone, that too with fear and trembling! His rope will be long enough to reach the people who are standing outside.
When he offered the sacrifice, the bells would be ringing. Then the people outside give a sigh of relief saying, ‘Our high priest is alive!’
In case he is found guilty of any sin, he would be struck dead like Nadab and Abihu, Aarons’s sons! (Lev. 10:1-3). Then the people would pull him by the rope outside!
Dear people of God, this was the condition of the people in the Old Testament time until Jesus tore the veil of His body.
How terrible it was! Can you imagine?!
Our High Priest (NT)
Now Listen To Every One Of You Carefully. What Did Our High Priest, Jesus do?
Hebrews 9:11 says, ” Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation.”
Verse 12 says, “Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.”
Verses 13 and 14 say, “For if the blood of goats and bulls meant to purify the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?”
Verse 15 says, “And for this reason, He is the Mediator of the New covenant.” Thanks be to God!
Can You Digest This Dear Saints?
And remember that the blood of Jesus is very much ‘alive’ and it is ‘speaking’ on our behalf (Heb. 12:24).
When Jesus tore the veil of His flesh, the curtain of the temple also was torn into two pieces from top to bottom!
What Does That Mean?
It means that all of us have access to approach the ‘Throne of Grace’ and call God ‘Abba, Father!’
Now all those who are washed by the blood of Jesus, are called ‘Priests’ (IPet. 2:9; Rev. 1:6) and ‘Saints’ (Col. 1:2; Phil. 1:1; Eph. 1:1; ICor. 1:2; 2Cor. 1:1; Ps. 16:3; Ps. 116:15; Ps. 37:28).
What A Privilege We Have Dear People Of God!
Don’t You Want To Thank Our Savior For The Great Sacrifice He Made On Our Behalf?
He shed His entire blood for you! That blood cleanses you. He has forgiven your sins through the precious blood. Therefore we too must forgive and love one another.