Honestly I get a bit
confused by the sin offering and the guilt offering. They seem very similar and
I am not exactly clear on the differences. Although I do notice that the guilt
offering seems to have something to do with restitution or a penalty for what
he/her has done.
As I mulled over today’s
reading, I decided to do some further reading on these offerings. The Holman
Dictionary made this comment; The
sacrificial system taught the necessity of dealing with sin and, at the same
time, demonstrated that God had provided a way for dealing with
sin.
This comment resonated in a
very deep place with me. I looked back over my recent devotions. In my own blogs
I had noted similar themes, but I had not put these two aspects together. Yes,
the sacrificial system taught the necessity
of dealing with sin and, at the same time, demonstrated that God had provided a
way for dealing with sin.
What a profound
understanding! Isn’t God amazing? God could simply and justly crush us for our
sin, yet God provides an answer to our sin-dilemma. God provides a way out from
under our own sin.
I found myself sitting and
marveling at God… loving God for what He has done for me (us). In the OT God
gave the sacrificial system. Then in Jesus, God gave Himself, the ultimate
answer to the human sin-dilemma.
I thanked God for His mercy
and grace. I praised God for His justice and mercy. I blessed God for allowing
my heart to see and my soul to believe in Jesus, the way out from under my
sins!
Thank You,
Lord God Almighty… Praise You, Heavenly Father… Bless You, Jesus, Redeemer,
Savior and Lord. Amen.
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