Bro. Eddie Ministries Reading Plan: The Word Gives HopeHalimbawa

On His own will

When Jesus died on the cross, He died once and for all. He completed the redemptive work for which the Father sent Him. The writer to the Hebrews or Jews explained it. He quoted Psalm 40:6-8, a prophecy which is known to the Jews.

“Sacrifice and offering You did not desire. But a body You have prepared for Me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure. Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come – in the volume of the book it is written of Me – to do Your will, O God.’” (Heb. 10:9-10)

The passage tells of the heart-to-heart talk between God the Father and God the Son. Jesus volunteered to die for men. This time, He would fulfill what the law says on how people could be absolved from their sin. That is through His blood.

The death of Jesus Christ can be illustrated in five ways.

He took our place. He was the substitute for us. We ought to die. But it was He who died in our stead. His death became our life. (Rom 6:23)

He made amends, as for sin. He atoned for our sins. He paid them in full through His sinless blood. He knew that it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. (Heb. 10:4)

In the old covenant, a priest would atone for a person who sinned. Imagine how many people would sin in a day and for how many times. He would kill before the Lord a young bull and sprinkle some of its blood in front of the veil of the sanctuary as a sin offering to God. (Leviticus 4:1-7). This ceremony was done to serve as a covering for sin. It would cover the guilt of him who broke the law before the eyes of God.

Christ made a better covenant out of His death. Through Him, God will not condemn us. For if we sin and earnestly ask His forgiveness and cleansing through the blood of Christ, He will answer. He will do it. The forgiveness we can receive from God is complete. He would not inflict guilt on us because of Him who atoned for our sins. (1 John 1:9)
He appeased God. God’s wrath on us had been driven away. He was the propitiation for our sins. (Rom. 3:25; Heb. 2:17; 1 John 2:2; 4:10)

He reconciled us back to God. Sin had set us apart from God. But because He died for us, we can now have fellowship with Him again. We are no longer His enemies. We have become His sons. (Rom 5:10; Col 1:20-21)

He was made a ransom for us. Sin snatched us away from God’s hands. For Him to get us back again, He should pay for it, as the law requires. Jesus on His own will offered Himself. He was made the sacrifice for us. He bought us with His blood. (Matt. 20:28; Heb. 9:22)

What Christ did is complete. We cannot add some more to it. Neither shall we need to suffer that we may be saved. He did it for us already. And He gave us the choice of faith. So that if we would believe Him, we shall be saved.

Reflection:
1. What would you feel if you know that someone had died for you? What will you do to repay that sacrifice?
2. Is it possible for a person to die for his enemy? Why or why not?

Jesus died for our soul with all readiness.