Daily Wisdom

 Heb 9:22 “… without shedding of blood is no remission (forgiveness of sin).

The power of blood was seen in the Old Testament sacrifices, (vs 20 “This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.) Moses spoke these words in (Exo 24:8) as he sprinkled the O.T. covenant law, people, tabernacle, and vessels. Even the N.T. covenant (Jer 31:31) was the blood of Christ shed on the cross, (Heb 9:16 “For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.”) Our “testator” (Christ) was the fulfillment of every sacrifice made by man’s hand. Christ’s death disposes man’s effort for righteousness and establishes it on man’s behalf. Though only the high priest could enter the Holy of Holies once a year, by way of blood sacrifice, we now can endlessly enter the presence of God’s Holiness through prayer by the blood of Christ!

There's no atonement in the acts of man, only in the shedding blood of our Saviour… HSAY

Daily Wisdom

Isa 63:2 “Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winefat?”

Edom was a constant enemy of Israel despite its common ancestry in Isaac (Gen 25:23). Edom rejoiced at any trouble Israel faced. The imagery in this passage is of a watchman on the wall of Jerusalem, seeing Edom approaching and fearing that the Edomite king in his red garment is attacking. But, it’s the Lord, in bloodstained clothes, showing who has destroyed Edom and sin.

Point being: As God’s children we must show our Christian colors if we are to be true to Jesus.

The scriptures are laden with the imagery of colors. Too many to list in this devotional, but none the less purposeful in God’s message.  Here are a few that strongly illustrate God’s purpose and how we must embolden these colors in our daily life. Allowing others to see the beauty of Jesus:

Blue – eternity heaven, God’s dwelling.

Purple – king royalty, our Messiah Jesus.

Scarlet (red) – atonement, Jesus shedding of His blood for the reparation of our sin.

White – righteousness, Jesus (Christians) eternal clothing by Jesus redemptive work.

The adage goes: stay with someone long enough and their true colors will show.

Question: The longer someone knows you are they able to see the blue, purple, red, white imagery of eternity through Jesus or do different colors come to the surface?

Every life is full of color, make sure it’s bringing out the God-colors.

HSAY… Todd