There are three things that we all need.
1. We need a lamb
Guilt is the natural response when we know we have missed
the mark. Guilt is a real alarm that tells you there is a real problem.
David asked in Psalm 25:11 pardon my guilt, for it is great.
The voice of guilt can only be silenced by payment or
pardon. Jesus made the payment so that we can be pardoned.
Isa 53:6
All we like sheep
have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of
us all.
1 Peter 2:24 He
himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and
live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
Eph 1:7-8
7 In him we have
redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the
riches of his grace,
Jesus made the payment. All we are required to do is receive
his payment. Because of pride, we often try to pay our own debt. We cannot do it. We have to humble ourselves and accept that Jesus has paid the debt for us.
2. We need a goat.
In Leviticus 6, Aaron is told to take two goats; one he is
to sacrifice for the sins of the people, the other would be the scapegoat,
which would be led away into the wilderness, thereby removing the shame of the
people. One goat to pay the price for
sin, the second goat to remove the shame.
We need a sacrifice for our sin, and we also need a
scapegoat to bear our shame. If our sins
are forgiven, but we are shamed, we will look for another scapegoat. We can’t
bear our shame, so we transfer it. We use another person to put our shame on.
We can be a scapegoat for another person. When someone
abuses, hurts, or wounds us, their shame is transferred to us.
We cannot bear our shame. We look for a scapegoat. God has provided one.
3. We all need a savior.
Heb 10:11-24
with my people on that day, says the Lord:
I will put my laws in their hearts,
and I will write them on their minds."
17 Then he says,
"I will never again remember
their sins and lawless deeds."
19 And so, dear brothers and sisters, we can boldly enter
heaven's Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus. 20 By his death, Jesus
opened a new and life-giving way through the curtain into the Most Holy Place.
21 And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God's house, 22 let us
go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For
our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ's blood to make us
clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to
the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
Jesus is the reality of the lamb. He took the penalty, became
the sacrifice and paid the price for our sins. He is also the reality of the
goat, the scapegoat, who took the shame and reproach upon Himself and took it
away.
Heb 4:16
16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God.
There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need
it most.
Because Jesus is our savior, we can come to God boldly, with
confidence; no guilt, no shame.
Rom 8:1 So now there is no condemnation for those who belong
to Christ Jesus.
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