Sacrifice
“Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of Me,) to do Thy will, O God” (Hebrews 10:7).
“Christ also hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweetsmelling savour” (Ephesians 5:2).
A sacrifice for the sins of the world was needed. Man was hopeless and helpless, lost and away from God. Who could come to do the will of God? Who could bear the great burden of sin that had to be dealt with? Christ was the only one, and in our verse we see He responded to the will of God, and we read, “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” (1 Timothy 1:15). No one else was capable. No one else loved that much. Let’s remember today as we gather around the Lord Jesus that His love was so strong that death could not quench it. He willingly offered Himself without spot to God in order that we might go free. He was the only perfect sacrifice, and as a result we have free access to heaven through faith in Him.
