Daily Inspiration: Because Of The Cross, We Are Free

This entire passage was compiled by Jeff Lawton.

 

The symbol of the Cross did not first appear at the death of Jesus. As early as the book of Genesis, we begin to see the foreshadowing of the Cross. From the moment Adam and Eve decided to disobey God’s commandments, God began lifting up the Cross.

We see it in the blood of innocent animals sacrificed to cover the sins of the people, but these animal sacrifices could never take away sin permanently.

 

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These sacrifices pointed reminded God’s people that sin is a costly offense to a Holy God and they ultimately pointed forward to the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross. Only the pure blood of the Christ Jesus, the Lamb of God, can truly purge sin.

Many people are drawn to the magnanimous love of God, but they hesitate to acknowledge the righteousness and holiness of God. Righteousness demands sin is punished. For God’s justice to prevail, sin and rebellion against God must be dealt with.

 

Since the only covering for sin is the shedding of innocent blood, God shed His own blood—the most innocent blood of all. Because God shed His own blood, we can find forgiveness of sins, relief from guilt, peace with God, and eternal life in heaven.

The entire plan of God, from Genesis to Revelation, is built on the Cross. When the first innocent animal’s blood was shed for Adam and Eve, they understood the enormity of their disobedience. They understood that God’s justice must be met.

Hebrews 12:24

24 You have come to Jesus, the one who mediates the new covenant between God and people, and to the sprinkled blood, which speaks of forgiveness instead of crying out for vengeance like the blood of Abel.


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