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SAA Notes
Original – copy, reality – shadow, these are useful categories for understanding the good news of Jesus Christ. Jesus Himself is the reality behind Scripture. The light of Scripture casts Jesus’ shadow back throughout the Old Testament, so that the Law of Moses is His shadow of the good things that will come/be fulfilled when He returns.
SJA Notes
* God of steadfast love and faithfulness, thank You for Your living word given to us.
“I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.”
How do we get into this position, where God says, this promise from Him – That He will remember our sins no more?
It is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.
The old testament covenant was full of sacrificial process.
But the blood shed on the shadowy earthly altar could not atone.
What then for us?
How do we get our sins not remembered by the Just and Holy God?
“But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, …”
It is the blood of Jesus shed that takes away sin.
From yesterday’s passage we see that Jesus brings about and continues to mediate a better covenant, one established through His once-for-all sacrifice.
It is only through Jesus that God looks on us and remembers our sins no more.
How good this is!
What a wonderful God we have!
* Holy God,
Your word to us is true.
Please write it on our hearts today.
Please help us understand a little more today what it means that You came to earth in the Person of the Son, Jesus, and offered up Yourself as a once-for-all sacrifice.
Amen.