DAY 44 Read Numbers 8 through 10:28.
Today's reading returns to a recital of Israel's worship of God in the sanctuary service.
Memory gem: "By his own blood he [Christ] entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us" (Hebrews 9:12).
Thought for today:
In this day of growing modernism the Bible doctrine of blood-bought salvation grows less and less popular. Look at some of the new church hymnals and try to find the old songs about the blood of Jesus Christ and His sufferings on Calvary. You may be surprised to find many of those old songs omitted.
Not long ago in one of the large denominations it was suggested that all songs referring to the blood or to salvation through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, be eliminated in the revised hymnbook as being too gruesome for our fastidious modern ears!
In spite of this so-called modern attitude toward the shed blood of Christ (this modernism is really as ancient as Cain), it is still true that, according to Holy Scripture, no man ever lived who had his sins remitted without the shedding of blood. We read in Hebrews 9:22: "Without shedding of blood is no remission."
"All have sinned" (Romans 3:23, emphasis supplied). All are lost. Therefore, all need salvation. It is provided for all, because Christ died for all (see 2 Corinthians 5:14 and Romans 5:6). But all who are lost must come to God by way of the spilled blood of Christ. There is no other way to climb up to heaven--no other avenue to redemption--no other door--no other gate. "No man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6), are the words of Christ.
No human being can be cleansed without the shedding of blood.
Today's reading returns to a recital of Israel's worship of God in the sanctuary service.
Memory gem: "By his own blood he [Christ] entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us" (Hebrews 9:12).
Thought for today:
In this day of growing modernism the Bible doctrine of blood-bought salvation grows less and less popular. Look at some of the new church hymnals and try to find the old songs about the blood of Jesus Christ and His sufferings on Calvary. You may be surprised to find many of those old songs omitted.
Not long ago in one of the large denominations it was suggested that all songs referring to the blood or to salvation through the shed blood of Jesus Christ, be eliminated in the revised hymnbook as being too gruesome for our fastidious modern ears!
In spite of this so-called modern attitude toward the shed blood of Christ (this modernism is really as ancient as Cain), it is still true that, according to Holy Scripture, no man ever lived who had his sins remitted without the shedding of blood. We read in Hebrews 9:22: "Without shedding of blood is no remission."
"All have sinned" (Romans 3:23, emphasis supplied). All are lost. Therefore, all need salvation. It is provided for all, because Christ died for all (see 2 Corinthians 5:14 and Romans 5:6). But all who are lost must come to God by way of the spilled blood of Christ. There is no other way to climb up to heaven--no other avenue to redemption--no other door--no other gate. "No man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6), are the words of Christ.
No human being can be cleansed without the shedding of blood.
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