Day 45~ Salvation Belongs to our God

Good Friday; the day our God made the ultimate sacrifice for us by offering his son, Jesus Christ, so that we could be made holy through him.

Revalation 7:10;

"And they cried out in a loud voice: "Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the lamb."

So, let us start from the begining; this all began when God made something like a contract with Moses and the Israelites.

He wanted to live among his people, but thanks to their sin, he couldn't come among them because his Holiness would destroy them. In order to live among them, there were certain purification rituals that needed to be done.

So, in summary, the first contract said that if we are guilty of sin, we must confess our sins and offer a sheep or goat as a sin offering to God and he would forgive our sins. 
Leviticus 5:5-6.

Today, we don't live under that contract any longer.
Why?
Because God gave us salvation.

What is salvation?
Salvation is generally defined as preservation from harm, ruin or loss.

This definition fits perfectly with what God has done for us. Through Jesus' sacrificial death, we have been preserved by God from harm, that is, we no longer have to live life under God's wrath because now, we have been made clean by the sacrifice that Jesus has made for us.

He has also saved us from ruin because sin leads us down a path of destruction, we know that the price of sin is death, but through Jesus, our sins have been paid for.

He also saved us from loss, which is why we believe that death is not the end of our Journey. We know that our souls will live on even if our bodies die.

Theologically, Salvation is defined as deliverence from sin and it's consequences.

Our God has given us salvation and he has given it to us freely. This means that none of us have to pay for it, none of us have to earn it, we are given salvation because our Lord Jesus Christ was generous enough to be the perfect lamb sacrificed for the payment of our sins.

So how do we claim this free gift?
Well, God made a new contract with us.
The new contract says that if we believe in his son, we will not perish.

John 3:16 says;

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him, shall not perish, but have everlasting life."

So today, we can simply confess our sins and ask for forgiveness because the sacrifice has already been made. 

Through confession, we let God know that we are aware that we have sinned and that we are sorry about sinning. Jesus' sacrifice and our confession together is the same as the sin offering as written in Leviticus.

God made it even easier for us to be forgiven and what's more is that everyone on Earth can be saved, because of what Jesus has done.

Remember, Jesus' sacrifice is enough to cover our sins.
Trust in the Lord your God. He gives us Salvation.

If we truly take the time to understand the scripture, we will find that God is very real and also he is a very loving and compassionate God. The depth of what is written in the Bible, can prove that God exisits because it does not conform with the way humans usually think.

Who would sacrifice their perfect child for the sins of the world? No one. 
God did that.

I pray today that as we reflect upon God's salvation, that we will be drawn closer to him and understand his beautiful heart as we journey with him through life.


Today I want to wish you and your family a happy and holy Good Friday, may God's richest blessings and mercy pour out on you today and for as long as you live.