THE ULTIMATE RANSOM – The Blood [II]

Thanks be to God for such indescribable dimension of graciousness He bestows on us daily without blinking an eye. God so trusts us with the life He gives that we undoubtedly should reciprocate His love in our daily activities.

Thanksgiving is what we need to do to, failure to understand this is the beginning of uproar and uprising in the facets of life. Many people do think that saying this or making this makes no sense at all and also that it makes us to be fanatics or too religion. Well, whatever the case may be, if giving thanks to God without fail has become sheer religiosity or being too religious, no problem, we are ready for that. We accept that accusation as a compliment. We need not be forced to worship and show forth the majestic praise of our Maker from whom we have all that pertains to life and godliness according to the knowledge of Him that has called us unto glory and virtue. Praise the Lord at all times.

WHO HATH BELIEVED OUR REPORT? AND TO WHOM IS THE ARM OF THE LORD REVEALED? - Isaiah 53:1

The question above is purposely chosen for what we are about to discuss, see and handle of which many still doubt or find hard, difficult and too unreal to believe. The question had always been, how possible could that be? You don't, mean it, that some died and by His death all are justified, No way! This must have been the reason the prophet said that, "even if I tell them this they won't believe me." And about this, Lord said. I will do a thing in your time that even if it was told, you wouldn't believe. This state of unbelief is what we need to address soonest. Blood is such a sacred thing that scientifically it is proven that it contains identity (DNA). God was manifest in the flesh - great is the mystery of godliness!

From the previous text, blood and its importance was stated and how it was used for atonement. People use it for rituals and other forms of irregularities in different spheres of life. Today we shall be focusing on the blood that speaks better than every other blood. The blood with the greatest efficacy and atoning effect. Of this blood it is written that. "it speaks better things than the blood of Abel." Also, that this blood pleads for our forgiveness and always interceding for us - our advocate. Once again, as we continue there is this possibility of people's reaction to this that would prompt one to ask, "Who hath believed our report?" How can this things be true.

FOR UNTO US A CHILD IS BORN, UNTO US A SON IS GIVEN: AND THE GOVERNMENT SHALL BE UPON HIS SHOULDER: AND HIS NAME SHALL BE CALLED WONDERFUL, COUNSELLOR, THE MIGHTY GOD, THE EVERLASTING FATHER, THE PRINCE OF PEACE - Isaiah 9:6

First and foremost, let's look into the Birth of the person from whom the blood is gotten. The human race has been polluted. Morally sick, physically shrinking, soul-wise separated and spiritually dead to righteousness. This affected the earth, trees, oceans, the land and everything present therein. None among us could save not even the holy priests and fiery prophets. The righteousness of the righteous couldn't deliver likewise the wickedness of the wicked was on a rampage. The earth which God created for habitation to be filled with His glory has been turned against Him by those whom He created and made. Again what shall we do? Noah made sacrifice to God instead, but that only produced a covenant to sustain the earth with fruits and seasons not to save man. Abraham went further to believe yet the promise was far ahead of him. David a man after the heart of God only heard of the promise but did not handle/receive it. To Moses was given law. All these were done in the similitude of what God had on mind to to. The Prophets gave prophesying upon prophets till they all died in expectancy.

At last, the Saviour was born. His people did not believe Him like in our present age where we still have people who can't just come to the understanding of believing Him. To that young lady Mary it was said. "blessed are thou among women." What a word of consolation and peace only to be told that the son she would bear would be crucified and His blood shall be for remission of sins. "(Yea, a sword shall pierce through thy own soul also,)..." One thing she did right was that, "she kept these things in heart." I just pray that as we shall be hearing God daily, we will keep His word in our heart also. The Son of Man would be counted among sinners to take their place. Before now, never was it done neither has it been heard nor told that a good man preferred to die in place of sinners. He was justified before Pilate. Three times was He pronounced, "not guilty." And so must it be that the lamb for sacrifice must be without blemish.

To be continued...

ATONING GREETINGS TO YOU ALL