★ Only Sinless Blood Can Save You and me!

It is the blood that makes atonement. - Leviticus 17:11.

At a public function in San Francisco a Jew told me how his faith had affected his life. Having grown up in a strictly orthodox parental home in the land of his fathers, he had been well acquainted with the commandments of the Mosaic law from childhood and endeavored to live accordingly.

Early on he had been struck by the significance of the blood of animal sacrifices in GOD's law. As early as the Exodus, when the children of Israel left Egypt, the blood of the Passover lamb had played a decisive part. It had to be distinctly visible on the Israelites' houses or the angel bringing death and judgment would not pass them by and spare them, (Exodus 12).

In many other passages of The Torah (the first five books written by Moses), the atoning blood was mentioned. Our Jewish friend understood its necessity very well. He and all other members of his nation were not in a position to keep GOD's commandments unexceptionably. They were therefore dependant on the Propitiation made for their failings. So animals had to be slain, as GOD had commanded Moses.

Finding a total lack of blood in all the ritual that his brethren in the faith practiced, that Jew was surprised. A Rabbi answered his nagging question: "GOD is angry with us: HIS people are scattered, and The Temple is destroyed. On the mount where it should stand, the only place where sacrifices can be made, now stands an Islamic mosque. That's why no blood can be shed for our sins." Our friend understood that, yet his own sins and the lack of the blood of atonement still troubled him.

Our GOD-fearing Jewish friend was worried because it was no longer possible to make sacrifices as decreed in the law of Moses. What would become of him, if no atonement ensued through the blood of animals sacrificed? This compelling question occupied our friend for years to come.

Later when he lived in Istanbul, he went through the town one evening and saw a notice announcing a meeting for Jews. Curious, he entered and sat down. The speaker was just saying, "The blood of JESUS CHRIST cleanses us from all sin".

The visitor listened tensely as JESUS was presented as "The LAMB of GOD" who came to earth to shed HIS blood for the forgiveness of sins. That evening he realized: "Atlast  I have found the atoning blood!" Through faith in The LORD JESUS CHRIST, he obtained the forgiveness of his sins and peace with GOD. How he had longed for that?  GOD knew his heart's desire and GOD lead him to the truth.

Later our friend learned from the New Testament that the blood of the animals sacrificed could never take away a single sin. Those offerings merely pointed to the unique, perfect sacrifice that GOD HIMSELF gave in HIS great love toward us: JESUS CHRIST on the cross of Calvary. THE BLOOD OF JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONLY MEANS OF PROPITIATION FOR OUR SINS.

WHOEVER BELIEVES IN THE SON OF GOD AND HIS ATONING BLOOD HAS GOD'S ASSURANCE THAT He HAS BEEN PRONOUNCED FREE FROM HIS SINS. -Romans 3:21-26.

Without the shedding of blood there is no remission. - Hebrews 9:22.

The blood of JESUS CHRIST, The SON of GOD, cleanses us from all sin.- 1 John 1:7.

Taken from the book, The Good Seed.