Message from Scripture: 11/27/2020

 

Our message from Scripture today is 1 Pet. 1:18-19; “Knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers, but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ."

 

Years ago, one paraphrase of the Bible systematically tried to eliminate any reference to the blood of Christ. It was deemed a salvation that demanded the death of the Savior was considered barbaric by too many in society to be considered a viable contender in the marketplace. Today, many people think nothing of their sins, as if God is not concerned with them, and that the sacrifice of Christ to atone for our sins is of no real consequence. Both of these views are erroneous.

 

Certainly, God’s mercy and grace offers us forgiveness, but at what cost? It took precious blood for them to be forgiven. The word for precious means to hold in esteem, to show respect, to have honor for. It is considered such because it was the Son of God’s blood, sinless and pure. It took Deity becoming flesh and blood to redeem us. Sin shouldn’t be taken lightly when it took the death of Jesus to forgive us of our sins.

 

While we rejoice God is gracious and forgiving, sin is nothing to take lightly. God doesn’t forgive us through the death of His Son so we can continue to sin with impudence and not care. Paul put it this way to the church in Rome, “What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin so that grace may increase? May it never be! How shall we who died to sin still live in it?” (Rom. 6:1-2). John tells us, “No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God’s seed abides in him, and he cannot keep on sinning because he has been born of God” (1 John 3:9). Sin will condemn us if not repented of and replaced with a desire to seek holiness.

 

We can rejoice in the love of God for us, which is so great He sent His Son that we could have life. Satan will deceive us into thinking it’s of no consequence, but it is. Let Christ shine in your life instead, and know the better life God offers now and forever. You’ll have a great life if your life is in Him. God bless.

 

Robert