Friday, 21 October 2011
Jesus Is Your Guilt Offering!
Dr RJ Sing
“And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.”
Guilt does not simply go away. The modern method of denying guilt just postpones it until a later day. Repressed and denied guilt will always surface in anger, bitterness, rejection and failure. God knows how unforgiven sin will destroy you and your relationship with Him and others. He gave instructions for the guilt offering that related to each situation, whether it was the High Priest, a leader, an individual or the entire community.
The only way to be forgiven in the Old Testament system was to bring an individual sacrifice. Worshipers brought a bull, a goat, a lamb, two pigeons or a handful of flour, depending upon their status and means. No sin or negligence was ‘swept under the rug’ by God, but was paid for by something.
Jesus Christ made sinners His speciality. He showed that not only is God precise with sin, but He is also merciful toward sinners such as Levi (Mark 2:15) ‘Your love o Lord reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness to the skies. (Psalm 36:5)Jesus is your guilt offering. Release your guilt to the cross and praise Him, knowing you were a sinner who now has been forgiven.
From the October 2011 issue, themed “God is in Control of My Life”.
