The word for today is - Lamb !

Good morning, Sorry 05/04/2012

The word for today is - Lamb !

 

We do not and cannot earn salvation by keeping the Old Testament Law or by simply being a good person. We will fail every time; it is in our nature to sin. It is only through God sacrificing His Son Jesus in our place, that we can acquire complete forgiveness. We can all attain this by accepting Jesus as our Savior. Jesus,died in the place of all sinners. His sacrifice fulfilled completely what the Old Testament covenant meant to. His blood remove the sins of the world for all who put their faith in Him. This sacrifice would never have to be repeated; it is an eternal covenant. It is not enough to say we believe in God or know about Him, we should know Him personally and accept the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus, to receive it. The Bible, God’s Holy Word, says that no one can enter heaven or get to the Father except through the Son ,John 14:6 and in John 6:40, Jesus says that all who believe in Him will receive everlasting life,with Him! We are only asked to believe to have faith, repent and turn from sin, receive salvation through Jesus, confess Him, and transfer ownership of our lives to Him. If you have never asked Jesus into your life,do it  now.John the Baptist called Jesus the “Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world” (John 1:29) The Lamb of course, referenced the unblemished animal sacrifice of old. There are many references to sacrificial offerings in the Old Testament. One that may be most familiar is the sprinkling of blood on the Hebrew doorposts when they were held in bondage by the Pharaoh of Egypt. This act provided God’s protection as His curse of the death angel passed through the streets. This curse was just one that God sent down on Pharaoh, moving him to release these Hebrew slaves. The blood of Jesus is the foundation of redemption. The disciple Peter wrote in 1 Peter 1:18-20, Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you. Thank you Lord for your word. Amen !