Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Your Sacrifices are Remembered, in Christ

"3[May the LORD] Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah." (Psalm 20: 3)

Today, under the New Covenant of Christ Jesus, we have a perfect and acceptable sacrifice for our sins:

"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him." (2 Corinthians 5: 21)

The righteousness of God in Christ -- we cannot get much better than that.

In fact, Paul also writes:

"To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved." (Ephesian 1: 6)

Not only is our sacrifice accepted, in that God the Father is faithful and just to forgive us our sins (1 John 1: 9), but we are also accepted in the most Accepted of all -- Jesus Christ:

"1Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not." (1 John 3: 1)

and

"Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world." (1 John 4: 17)

In fact, the only sacrifice left for us to give is praise, since Jesus has done everything

"By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name." (Hebrews 13: 15)

Notice that even this sacrifice we do through our High Priest Jesus Christ, too!

Indeed, our sacrifices our remembered, because when Jesus died on the Cross, He shed His blood which keeps on cleansing (1 John 1: 7) and through Him we have an advocate at the right hand of God the Father when we sin (1 John 2: 1-2)

Rejoice, Beloved! The once and for all sacrifice of Jesus for your sins is remembered forevermore!

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