Day::8

THE NECESSITY OF A SACRIFICE

Leviticus 4:32-35

I love that God made the ultimate sacrifice for me. I love that he sent his Son- his one and only blameless son- to die as a sacrifice for MY sins. And i love that He did this while i was an oblivious sinner. Incredible.

But how many times have I turned the other way and slapped God in the face by trying to make my own sacrifice for my own sins?

How many times have i thought that i still had to pay for my place in heaven?

How many times have i tried to punish myself (in big ways or small) so that i could earn God's favor?

Too many.

Sometimes i think God would rather us just sit down and rest in the fact that He's done enough already. If we would quiet our weary hearts long enough to grasp his grace maybe we would stop straining our necks toward heaven.

I remember being 7 and hearing the Sunday school teacher ask us what could get us into heaven. It went something like this-

Teacher: So can Money get us into heaven??
Kids: Noooo!
Teacher: Can going to church get us into heaven??
Kids: Noooo!
Teacher: can doing good works get us into heaven??
Kids: Noooo!

And even though those Nooos were loud, i don't think i ever understood that there really is NOTHING we can do. By God's grace it's already been done.

Paid for.

Finished.