Peace In Christ

Scripture:

Psalm 50:13-14
I don’t need the bulls you sacrifice;
I don’t need the blood of goats.
What I want instead is your true thanks to God;
I want you to fulfill your vows to the Most High. (NLT)

Observation:

The LORD God no longer requires people to sacrifice the blood of His animals because the blood of the Perfect Lamb, Christ Jesus, was shed “once and for all” as the final sin offering. What the LORD now wants from His people; is that we humbly bring before Him all our sin and rebellion asking for His forgiveness, then walk in repentance with thankful hearts, for it is far better to walk in obedience, trusting and giving Him our thanks and praise, than the offering of sacrifices (1 Samuel 15:22).
We live in a fallen world, my friends, and there are many people who say they have the answers that will lead us out of the chaos that man has created in this world, but there is only One with whom we can entrust our lives to and He is our Creator and the only Savior of our world, Lord Jesus, the Lamb who has taken away the sins of the world (John 1:26). The sacrifice that God really wants is our broken spirits—our broken and repentant hearts (Psalm 51:17).
As a Christian nation we have taken our eyes off the LORD, being lulled into a comatose state of comfort while the world creeps in to destroy what God as made. As a nation build by God, we have become disillusioned with the world around us saying, “it could never happen to us”, but in reality the evil in this world has been infiltrating our churches, our schools, and our government for many years.

Application:

The best Hope we have, my friends, is to focus on the Truth found in the Holy Book of God’s Words and be ever so thankful for the salvation we do not deserve. When you “let go and let God” direct your paths it may not be the easiest road to follow, but it will fill your heart with a peace about this difficult life that will enable you to comfort those troubled hearts who live in fear of the days ahead. Don’t listen to the lies that question the goodness of God, for He hears every cry of His people and He is true to His Word! He is…coming to rescue us!

Prayer:

Thank You, Lord, for the salvation we don’t deserve. Thank You for allowing us the privilege of Your Presence in our lives, so that we can boldly come before you with all our sin and rebellion. Thank You for Your forgiveness and Your amazing grace.