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1 Peter 2:22-25
“He never sinned. No lie or bad talk ever came from His lips. When people spoke against Him, He never spoke back. When He suffered from what people did to Him, He did not try to pay them back. He left it in the hands of the One Who was always right in judging. He carried our sins in His own body when He died on a cross. In doing this, we may be dead to sin and alive to all that is right and good. His words have healed you! You were like lost sheep But now you have come back to Him Who is your Shepherd and the One Who cares for your soul.”
Jesus lived a pure life. A life that led to no wrong doing. Can you imagine the statements that were made to Him? The wrong doings that He endured. NO BAD WORDS OR THOUGHTS CAME FROM HIM.
Have you ever tried to live one day without sinning? No gossiping, nothing bad coming from our mouths or even our thoughts…IMPOSSIBLE. Human nature is hard to beat. Our natural response when someone does us wrong is to defend ourselves, whether in thoughts, actions, and/or words.
However, in order to cleanse us from our sins, His blood had to be shed. In Hebrews 9:18 it states, “The Old Way of Worship had to have a death to make it good. The blood of an animal was used.” In Hebrews 10:10 it states, “Our sins are washed away and we are made plain because Christ gave His own body as a gift to God.” Because He gave his own blood for all of us, there was born a “New Worship”. I had never really thought of it as an “old way” of worship or a “new way" of worship. No longer where animals needed to be slain, Jesus’ blood is good forever.
Wow! Thank goodness for His Grace and the fact that His cup never runs empty on us. He suffered and did not give up until “It was finished”.
Happy Easter!
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