The Gospel is a beautiful message of love, grace, and redemption that is central to the Christian faith. It is the good news that God became a man, Jesus Christ, lived a sinless life, died on the cross for our sins, and rose again from the dead, offering eternal life and forgiveness to all who believe in Him. But you know, one aspect of the Gospel is based on a primitive ritual that is both ancient and distant.
One day, God told Abraham to prepare the animals for this ritual. However, instead of both covenant partners walking between the two halves of the animal, only God passed through them. This was God's way of saying, "I take full responsibility for this covenant." God knew that we would fail to keep our promises, and so He took it upon Himself to bear the consequences of our failure.
And so, God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to be the perfect sacrifice for our sins. He hung on a cross, taking upon Himself the punishment that we deserved, so that we could be forgiven and reconciled to God. Just as God passed between the pieces of the animal as nightfall shrouded Abraham, so when darkness fell outside Jerusalem, Jesus cried, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" He bore the weight of our sins so that we could be set free.
In Hebrews 6:13, it says, "When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself." God is the greatest authority in the universe, and He swears by Himself because there is no greater authority. In Galatians 3:13-14, it says that Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, so that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, and by faith, we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
In Hebrews 2:14-15, it says that since we are flesh and blood, Jesus also became human so that by His death, He might break the power of the devil and free us from the fear of death. God let Himself be torn to pieces in order to redeem, save, and bless us with His Holy Spirit.
The blood covenant may seem primitive and distant to us, but it points to a greater reality of God's love, grace, and redemption. We have all failed, but God kept His end of the covenant by sending His Son to die for us. Let us remember the sacrifice of Jesus Christ and live in the power of the Holy Spirit, knowing that we are loved and forgiven.
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