Then the devotional contact today. Today’ s Bible reading begins in verse seventeen
of Leviticus chapter twenty- two. And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children
of Israel, and tell them any man of the house of Israel, or
of the strangers in Israel, that shall offer his offering for his vows,
or as a freewill offering offered in the Holocaust unto the LORD, that it
may be accepted, ye shall offer male without blemish among the cattle, or
among the lambs, or among the goats, any thing wherein there is blemish.
You will offer because it will not be accepted by you. Likewise,
when a person offers a sacrifice of peace offerings to Jehovah to fulfill a vow
or a voluntary offering, whether from cows or sheep, to be accepted,
he will be without defect. God gave the Jews strict rules regarding sacrificial animals.
Each had to be without defect or would not accept it. In fact,
when the Israelites offered blind, lame, and sick animals, the Lord
asked for accounts. The ancient system of shedding blood to cover sin foreshadowed the
final redemption plan of the Heavenly Father when he gave his son to die instead
of depraved humanity, to make an acceptable sacrifice, his son would also have
to be perfect and only a member of the trinity could remain sinless in earthly
life. But divinity could not be granted to a son after his birth.
That is, the lamb of sacrifice needed to be both God and man from
the moment of conception. Therefore, Christ was conceived by the Holy Spirit and
came from heaven to Mary' s womb without human intervention. Unlike every child
born of a woman and a man, the Lord Jesus came by the Holy
Spirit without being touched by Adam' s original sin. Our salvation depends on
the impeccable nature of Christ, for, as God made clear to the Israelites
that only a perfect sacrifice could accomplish it. The Lord was the perfect lamb
without blemish in every way, and that is why God accepted Christ' s
sacrifice. The way to claim the offering made for us requires that we put
our faith in him. Trust that God’ s demand for righteousness was satisfied
by the death of Lord Jesus. He believes that his death saves him from
the condemnation he otherwise deserved in his sins. If you are unsure, take
a moment to reflect on God’ s sacrifice and ask him to guide your heart.