“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace.” – Ephesians 1:7, ESV.

There was, is, and will be no salvation apart from Jesus' death. The saints in the Old Testament made animal sacrifices out of obedience while trusting that God would send them a Savior. We live sacrificially obedient lives now out of gratitude to God. We believe He sent us a Savior.

Salvation has always been offered to us by the person and work of Jesus, our Savior. No other sacrificial act of obedience on our part is good enough. This is why our good deeds won’t save us. This is why we no longer have the sacrificial system. The perfect, spotless, sinless life of Jesus was sacrificed.

Make it personal now. God redeemed you (saved you, restored you to Himself) at a great cost: the blood of His own Son. Because Jesus never sinned, His payment for sin could be applied to you. Your sins could be forgiven because Jesus didn’t need to be forgiven. That’s the proof of God’s grace. God graciously sent Jesus for you, to die for you, to forgive your sins, to save you.

Let that sink in today, and you will be catapulted into an attitude of thanksgiving. – Pastor Mike

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