WHEN IS THE LAST TIME SOMEONE DID SOMETHING AMAZING FOR YOU?

SCRIPTURE:
“and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from 
the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth.  To Him who loves 
us and has freed us from our sins by His blood”  
(Revelation 1:5)

MEDITATION:
Blood is mentioned 392 times in the Bible (according to Biblegateway.com). 
Several times in the New Testament Jesus spoke of His own blood. 
Why?  
Because through the shedding of His blood, He made our salvation possible. 

He paid the penalty for our sin and redeemed us. 
The penalty for our sin and rebellion is death; 
but Jesus stepped up and said, “I’ll take that death”.
He voluntarily laid down His life and took the penalty we deserve. 
That’s what the cross is all about. 

The blood of Jesus Christ not only redeems us, 
it justifies (validates) us as clean. 
Being justified means more than being forgiven. 
I can say, “I forgive you”, but I can’t justify you. 
God not only forgives the past, He clothes you in righteousness 
as though you had never committed a sin. 
But it cost the blood of His Son on the cross.

ACTION:
How amazing is it to know that even when you didn’t know Jesus, 
He knew you and died so that you could be saved?
You might sacrifice your life to save a family member, 
or maybe even a close friend, but would you die for a total stranger?
To make it even more difficult, would you die for someone 
who was against you and did not want anything to do with you?
Jesus did that for you while you were a sinner.

Pray,
“Heavenly Father, now I understand the magnitude of what Your Son, 
Jesus did for me. It amazes me that He would do that for me and all 
other sinners of the world. Thank You Jesus, for going to the cross for 
me so that I would have the opportunity to receive salvation. Thank 
You God for covering my sins with the blood of Jesus and saving me. 
Jesus, Your blood has cleansed my sin and made me worthy of forgiveness.
I look forward to spending eternity with You. Help me to live a life now 
that shows others my faith in You is real, and points them to You.”