RESTORATION TODAY
FRIDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2016
BY PASTOR DR. G.O. OLUTOLA JP.
THEME: THE CROSS OF CHRIST.
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Hebrews 10:4.
In Old Testament times, people atoned for sin through repeated animal sacrifices. But that was a temporary measure, since the blood of bulls and goats covered sin without removing it (Hebrews 10:4). The offering of animals, however, pointed to the ultimate solution: Jesus? shed blood on the cross the perfect once-for-all sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins.
Scripture reveals that God was never fully satisfied with burnt offerings, no matter how much they cost the person seeking forgiveness (Hebrews 10: 5 ? 7). To eradicate sin, absolute perfection had to be offered. That's why Jesus came (Philippians 2: 7 ? 8) and why the cross is a reminder of the greatest sacrifice love has ever made.
The cross is also an example Christ set for us. When James exhorted believers to consider it all joy as difficulties arise (James 1: 2), he likely remembered how the Lord for the joy set before Him endured the cross (Hebrews 12: 2). Jesus said that to be His follower, one ?must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it (Luke 9: 23 ? 24).
God doesn't demand our own blood to pay for atonement but wants us to give our life in a different way as a living sacrifice (Romans 12: 1), offered up in service for His kingdom. The cross of Christ is more than the wood His body was nailed to 2,000 years ago. Its more than a symbol on Church buildings or necklaces, of what Jesus did for us. The cross we carry must be a consciousness of the debt we owe God and the willingness to live or die for Him.
ACTION POINT:
To eradicate sin, absolute perfection had to be offered. That's why Jesus came.
SCRIPTURES:
James 1: 2
Hebrews 12: 2
Luke 9: 23 ? 24
Romans 12: 1.
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Lord, use my life for Your glory in the name of Jesus.
2. Lord, give me the grace to carry my cross daily and follow You in the name of Jesus.
3. Lord, accept my service in Your house in the name of Jesus.
DAILY BIBLE READING:
1 Chronicle 7
Ezekiel 10
John 2: 23 ? 3: 21
FRIDAY 28TH OCTOBER 2016
BY PASTOR DR. G.O. OLUTOLA JP.
THEME: THE CROSS OF CHRIST.
For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Hebrews 10:4.
In Old Testament times, people atoned for sin through repeated animal sacrifices. But that was a temporary measure, since the blood of bulls and goats covered sin without removing it (Hebrews 10:4). The offering of animals, however, pointed to the ultimate solution: Jesus? shed blood on the cross the perfect once-for-all sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins.
Scripture reveals that God was never fully satisfied with burnt offerings, no matter how much they cost the person seeking forgiveness (Hebrews 10: 5 ? 7). To eradicate sin, absolute perfection had to be offered. That's why Jesus came (Philippians 2: 7 ? 8) and why the cross is a reminder of the greatest sacrifice love has ever made.
The cross is also an example Christ set for us. When James exhorted believers to consider it all joy as difficulties arise (James 1: 2), he likely remembered how the Lord for the joy set before Him endured the cross (Hebrews 12: 2). Jesus said that to be His follower, one ?must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me. For whoever loses his life for My sake, he is the one who will save it (Luke 9: 23 ? 24).
God doesn't demand our own blood to pay for atonement but wants us to give our life in a different way as a living sacrifice (Romans 12: 1), offered up in service for His kingdom. The cross of Christ is more than the wood His body was nailed to 2,000 years ago. Its more than a symbol on Church buildings or necklaces, of what Jesus did for us. The cross we carry must be a consciousness of the debt we owe God and the willingness to live or die for Him.
ACTION POINT:
To eradicate sin, absolute perfection had to be offered. That's why Jesus came.
SCRIPTURES:
James 1: 2
Hebrews 12: 2
Luke 9: 23 ? 24
Romans 12: 1.
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Lord, use my life for Your glory in the name of Jesus.
2. Lord, give me the grace to carry my cross daily and follow You in the name of Jesus.
3. Lord, accept my service in Your house in the name of Jesus.
DAILY BIBLE READING:
1 Chronicle 7
Ezekiel 10
John 2: 23 ? 3: 21
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