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Then the devotional contact today. Today’ s Bible reading begins in verse seventeen

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of Leviticus chapter twenty- two.
And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

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Speak unto Aaron, and unto his
sons, and unto all the children

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of Israel, and tell them any
man of the house of Israel, or

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of the strangers in Israel, that
shall offer his offering for his vows,

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or as a freewill offering offered in
the Holocaust unto the LORD, that it

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may be accepted, ye shall offer
male without blemish among the cattle, or

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among the lambs, or among the
goats, any thing wherein there is blemish.

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You will offer because it will not
be accepted by you. Likewise,

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when a person offers a sacrifice of
peace offerings to Jehovah to fulfill a vow

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or a voluntary offering, whether from
cows or sheep, to be accepted,

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he will be without defect. God
gave the Jews strict rules regarding sacrificial animals.

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Each had to be without defect or
would not accept it. In fact,

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when the Israelites offered blind, lame, and sick animals, the Lord

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asked for accounts. The ancient system
of shedding blood to cover sin foreshadowed the

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final redemption plan of the Heavenly Father
when he gave his son to die instead

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of depraved humanity, to make an
acceptable sacrifice, his son would also have

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to be perfect and only a member
of the trinity could remain sinless in earthly

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life. But divinity could not be
granted to a son after his birth.

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That is, the lamb of sacrifice
needed to be both God and man from

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the moment of conception. Therefore,
Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and

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came from heaven to Mary' s
womb without human intervention. Unlike every child

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born of a woman and a man, the Lord Jesus came by the Holy

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Spirit without being touched by Adam'
s original sin. Our salvation depends on

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the impeccable nature of Christ, for, as God made clear to the Israelites

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that only a perfect sacrifice could accomplish
it. The Lord was the perfect lamb

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without blemish in every way, and
that is why God accepted Christ' s

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sacrifice. The way to claim the
offering made for us requires that we put

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our faith in him. Trust that
God’ s demand for righteousness was satisfied

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by the death of Lord Jesus.
He believes that his death saves him from

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the condemnation he otherwise deserved in his
sins. If you are unsure, take

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a moment to reflect on God’
s sacrifice and ask him to guide your heart.