“The sin offering is to be slaughtered before the Lord … it is most holy” (Leviticus 6:25).
Concerning the death of Jesus, the human story is this: “the chief
priests and the teachers of the law will condemn Him to death” (Mark 10:33-34).
There is, however, also the divine side of His Story. Jesus is the
Priest who makes atonement for sin by becoming the sin offering. He came
“to give His life as a ransom for many” (Mark 10:45). Those
who have been redeemed by the Lord are to live as those who are being
sanctified by Him. Scripture teaches us about sanctification by showing
us what we are not to be (Proverbs 6:12-19) as well as what we are to be.
Psalm 48:1-14 Lord, we worship You in the place of worship – “Within Your Temple, we meditate on Your unfailing love.” Help us to go out from there, and play our part in seeing that Your praise “reaches to the ends of the earth” (Psalm 48:: 9-11). How will other people know of Your love, if we don’t tell them? How will they find their way to Your House, if we don’t invite them? When we share Your Word with others, help us to remember Your promise: “My Word… will not return to Me empty, but will… achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
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