#38 SACRIFICE

40 DAYS WITH JESUS

#38  SACRIFICE - "And every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; but He, having offered one SACRIFICE for sins for all time, sat down at the right hand of God,"  Hebrews 10:11-12 

"And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom.  And the earth shook and the rocks were split." Matthew 27:51 

Definition of SACRIFICE

 :  surrender of something for the sake of something else

Jesus, You were the SACRIFICE that paid for all my sin!  Time after time, sacrifices were made by priests - but they could never completely take away our sin.  But You, Jesus, offered Your life as the one SACRIFICE for all our sin!   You SURRENDERED Your life for my sake.  When You paid the SACRIFICE, the curtain of the temple was torn in two - from TOP TO BOTTOM!!  This curtain was thick, almost as substantial as a wall.  It separated the holy of holies, where Your glory dwelled, from the rest of the temple.  This curtain separated people from the presence of God.  Only the holiest man, the high priest, could enter the holy of holies and he had to bring a blood sacrifice, an atonement for sin.  The curtain symbolized that it was impossible for anyone sinful to come into God's presence.  But when You died, it was torn from the TOP TO THE BOTTOM - signifying that I now have COMPLETE ACCESS to God!!  I don't have to make sacrifices to pay for my sin - You WERE the SACRIFICE!  I can come to God at ANY TIME because of the SACRIFICE You made!  Oh Jesus, I do not take this lightly - Your life was GIVEN as a SACRIFICE!  Thank you, Jesus!  You CHANGED EVERYTHING!!!

(Have you thanked Him that you can come to Him at any time? Worship Jesus for providing COMPLETE ACCESS to God by being the SACRIFICE!!)#40dayswithjesus