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“It is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul” (Leviticus 17:11).
“Without shedding of blood is no remission” (Hebrews 9:22).
We do not like to see blood, for it usually means that someone has been hurt, and perhaps hurt badly. However, when it comes to putting away our sins, God demands the shedding of blood. There is no other way that sin can be put away, and our verses for today prove that.
I once had a conversation with a woman who thought that if God was all powerful, He should be able to put sin away just by speaking the word. But God’s holy nature demands judgment for sin, and we know that “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). The shedding of blood is the clear sign of death, for our life is dependent on the flow of blood in our bodies. If that blood is shed, we die.
How wonderful it is to realize that the Lord Jesus died, and shed His blood, so that those who believe on Him do not have to suffer the penalty for their sins. Are your sins under the shelter of the blood of Christ?
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