1st Peter 1:19. “But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:”
THE PRECIOUS BLOOD. How much is it worth, the blood that we need? How quickly we stop its flow when for some reason we bleed! How essential to life and basic survival blood is I can’t live very long without the life that it gives.
But my blood loss means death no matter what I do It doesn’t give life to my spirit and my soul For sin has passed on to me, it is part of my nature And I am doomed by sin’s penalty for the eternal future.
Unless there is someone who doesn’t have the same problems Someone without sin who is able and willing to solve them. Praise God, there is Someone who was willing to give His precious blood on the cross that sinners might live.
He is sinless and always was perfectly holy in His being – He knows every sin and every need with omniscient seeing. He was willing to live here so that proofs could be seen He was God in the flesh, totally sinless, His blood perfectly clean.
Watched for years by men as a Lamb to be slain – His words and actions scrutinized again and again.
One said it well even though he didn’t on Him call, “This Man is innocent; I find in Him no fault at all.”
The precious blood of Christ meets the highest redemptive price Those who accept His payment for them are exceeding wise For this precious blood is the only way one is redeemed His blood paid the full price, it cleanses from all sin.
“Father, I thank Thee for the Savior and the cleansing power of the blood, when the Lord Jesus Christ gave His life for me. Amen.”
SUPPORT WITH LOVE The redemption we need in order to escape from sin's bondage was not an after-thought in the mind of God. This was set in motion before the creation of the world. Both the law and the coming of Christ were part of God's plan rather than an act of desperation to salvage lost men and women. Jewish and Gentile believers both can be confident that our faith and hope in God is a part of His whole redemptive purpose.
Sincere love leaves no doubt as to its reality. It involves giving with no strings attached. There is sacrifice that shows we recognize and understand the needs of others. The example of Christ's love for us is the template for our love for others. Attention is not focused on what I can get out of some action or relationship. Truth on the other hand, has a way or generating moral purity and Christ-like love that cannot be denied.