SCRIPTURE:
...and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins. (Hebrews 9:22b)
OBSERVATION:
This scripture refers to the holiness of God. "Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins". God is so holy that, if someone sins, the only way they can be forgiven is if someone dies and sheds blood! Why....? Because the Bible says the wages of sin is death, and the soul that sinneth, it shall die.
Have you ever heard the saying "someone's gotta pay"? That's how it is with sin. All sin must be paid for because God is a holy and righteous judge. If there was just one little sin that God let slip by without punishment, the whole universe and all of heaven would collapse because God is a God of justice by nature!
In the old testament they sacrificed animals and shed their blood as a temporary covering for sin. They would do a ceremony where they would transfer all of their sins to this animal, then slaughter the animal, and offer the blood as a sin offering. Why did they do this? Because our scripture says "without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sin".
APPLICATION:
Then Jesus comes, the "Lamb of God", and sheds his blood on the cross as the ultimate sacrifice for the sins of the world. God the Father punished His own Son and killed him so that we can be forgiven and have eternal life. When Jesus was on the cross he drank the cup of God's wrath, which was the penalty for the sins of all who would believe in Jesus. This was a once and for all time sacrifice. Then Jesus rose again on the 3rd day, proving that he was the Son of God and that everything he said was true.
PRAYER:
Dear God, the truth of this scripture is so deep that I can't even begin to try and expain it! The glorious gospel message is so powerful that I can only attempt to describe it. Thank you for paying the ultimate price for me, a sinner! In Jesus name, Amen!
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