As I've been reading through my reading plan on YouVersion, I stumbled across the most astounding (yet elementary/foundational to our faith) truth. Each day I have a reading from the Old Testament, Psalms or Proverbs and New Testament. I just started Leviticus and Acts, and the parallels are amazing. You read in Leviticus about the detailed laws for burnt offerings, grain offerings, peace offerings, sin offerings, guilt offerings and on and on... and then...
Acts 2:22-24
22 "Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know—23 this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men.24 God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it.
Jesus came and died to take the place of every offering we have ever and will EVER need to approach the throne of grace with confidence! He saved us then, and he continues to make atonement for us every time we need forgiveness. Praise the Lord!
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