Acceptable Sacrifice

Leviticus 4:29a "He shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering",

Here we have an emblem of the way in which a sacrifice becomes available for the one offering. The same ceremony is commanded in other verses; it is therefore important and instructive. The question with many souls is how to obtain an interest in Christ, so as to be saved by Him. There is no question more important to be asked. It is certain that this is a must; but is has been fearfully neglected by many. Christ death would be in vain if none believed.

This symbol is a confession of sin. It is a consent to the plan of substitution, as Christ took our place on the cross. It is an acceptance of the victim, for he alone is acceptable to God; and should be acceptable to us. It was a believing transfer of sin. It was a dependence-leaning on the sacrifice for our salvation. The offerer is to come just as he is, and to have the sin removed by the sacrifice. It is not the amount of faith that shall save, Jesus said the faith the size of a mustard seed. The salvation come from leaning totally on the power of the sacrifice. The weak hand that grabs hold of Christ, hold just as much of him as the strong hand, we just need to make sure we grab him.

 

It is with faith that we take hold of Christ, but it is with total submission that we lean on him. Come to Jesus, whether you are a confessed saint or sinner, and lean hard on Jesus. He takes away the sin of the world. Trust Him with your sin and it is forever taken away. It is not a matter of what you can't do, but more of what Christ can do. Die into the life of Christ; let him be all in all while you are nothing at all. Lean on Jesus, the perfect sacrifice for an imperfect people.