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The blood of Jesus
'"... The blood ... makes atonement for the soul ..."' Leviticus 17:11
Jeffrey Ebert writes: 'When I was five years old, before factory-installed seat belts and airbags, my family was driving home at night on a two-lane country road. I was sitting on my mother's lap when another car driven by a drunk driver swerved into our lane and hit us head on. I don't have any memory of the collision. I do recall the fear and confusion I felt as I saw myself literally covered with blood from head to toe. Then I learned that the blood wasn't all mine, but my mother's. In that split second when the two headlights glared into her eyes, she instinctively curled her body around mine. It was her body that slammed against the dashboard, her head that shattered the windshield. She took the impact so that I wouldn't have to. It took extensive surgery for my mother to recover from her injuries.'
At the cross Jesus took the impact of our sin, and the moment we place our trust in Him, His shed blood makes it possible for us to be accepted by God. Think about God's problem. The Bible says God '... cannot stand the sight of evil' (Habakkuk 1:13). So God solves His problem by repositioning us 'in Christ,' and seeing us 'through the blood.' God's Word says, 'The blood makes atonement for the soul.' The word 'atonement' means 'at-one-ment.' Wonderful! The blood of Jesus bridges the gap and makes us one with God.
written by Bob Gass
'"... The blood ... makes atonement for the soul ..."' Leviticus 17:11
Jeffrey Ebert writes: 'When I was five years old, before factory-installed seat belts and airbags, my family was driving home at night on a two-lane country road. I was sitting on my mother's lap when another car driven by a drunk driver swerved into our lane and hit us head on. I don't have any memory of the collision. I do recall the fear and confusion I felt as I saw myself literally covered with blood from head to toe. Then I learned that the blood wasn't all mine, but my mother's. In that split second when the two headlights glared into her eyes, she instinctively curled her body around mine. It was her body that slammed against the dashboard, her head that shattered the windshield. She took the impact so that I wouldn't have to. It took extensive surgery for my mother to recover from her injuries.'
At the cross Jesus took the impact of our sin, and the moment we place our trust in Him, His shed blood makes it possible for us to be accepted by God. Think about God's problem. The Bible says God '... cannot stand the sight of evil' (Habakkuk 1:13). So God solves His problem by repositioning us 'in Christ,' and seeing us 'through the blood.' God's Word says, 'The blood makes atonement for the soul.' The word 'atonement' means 'at-one-ment.' Wonderful! The blood of Jesus bridges the gap and makes us one with God.
written by Bob Gass
