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“Behold!
The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (John 1:29)
When John
spoke these words every Jew immediately reflected back to the scripture found
in Exodus 12:21-24 Then Moses called for all the
elders of Israel
While what
John said wasn’t totally clear it got the people’s attention and two of John’s
disciples began to follow Jesus to get a further explanation of what John
meant. What they knew was the lamb covered sin for a period of time, but John
declared Jesus would take sin away. This
was almost beyond belief, a permanent solution for the sin problem.
They recognized
sin was a big issue and would separate us from GOD in a big way. The purpose of
the sacrifices was to allow man to stand before GOD cleansed by the blood of
the lamb and was a sign of what was to come.
Paul the
Apostle said I do not frustrate the grace of GOD (by adding the law). We can
frustrate the purpose of GOD in your life by acting as if grace is the
permission to sin. To take the attitude that grace allows me to do as I please
instead of walking after the Spirit is a presumptuous sin and will break your
fellowship with GOD.
Broken
fellowship with GOD is not that easy to restore because verbalization won’t get
it done. Saying words might seemingly be the right way to go, but in order to
get from the dark place you have entered it will require total repentance with
nothing being feigned.
God knows
you thoughts before you think them so you can’t fake it with GOD. This is a
mistake most Christians have tried at one time or the other (what fools we
mortals be.)
The price of
grace was too high to be misused or another way to say it is; “while grace is
free it didn’t come at a cheap price”.
1
Corinthians 5:7 Purge out therefore the old leaven (sin), that ye may be a new
lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.
Read the Ten
Commandments again and ask yourself which one of these can’t I obey? Then realize it is not but a case of can’t
but of won’t if you consider one or more is beyond your reach.
Romans
6:11 For the death that He died, He died to sin once for all; but the life that
He lives, He lives to God. Even so consider yourselves to be dead to sin, but
alive to God in Christ Jesus. Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal
body so that you obey its lusts.
The world
today is disgusted with Christians who do not live the Christ life.
Do not be numbered among those who excuse
themselves and have to plead for grace unnecessarily.
let me add a great big amen.
ReplyDeleteThank you Robert for sharing with us here at Tell me a Story.
ReplyDeleteRelying on His grace is what counts forever. All I can rely upon forever. Thank you.
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