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Paid in Blood
“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed
with corruptible things, as silver and gold … but with the precious blood of Christ” (1 Peter 1:18-19).
Hank saw a flashing red light in the rearview mirror, and then a police officer firmly stated the infraction, “You were exceeding the speed limit by 10 miles an hour. This ticket stipulates you pay the fine in money, or in blood, to the Red Cross.”
The offender eventually presented his ticket to the police station. Across it had been written in red ink, “Paid in blood.” The Lord Jesus Christ shed his precious blood in order to pay our debt of sin and redeem us to Himself. Is your debt of sin “paid in blood”? Hank was thankful that his debt was paid by donating blood, but it cost the Lord Jesus His life. We read, “When they came to Jesus, and saw that He was dead already, they brake not His legs: but one of the soldiers with a spear pierced His side, and forthwith came there out blood and water” (John19:33-34). Have you believed it and freely received eternal forgiveness and salvation?
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