It’s Tuesdays with Tina! Rather than recording a new episode today, I’d like to share a song that the Lord gave to me in 2020, centered on the theme of the Blood of Jesus. I thought it was appropriate as we have just celebrated Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement).

The Day of Atonement carries a beautiful symbolic meaning, as it points our hearts to the sacrificial act of Jesus Christ on the Cross, where He made atonement for our sins. Atonement, in its essence, means to “cover” someone’s debt. What Jesus accomplished on the cross was the ultimate fulfillment of what the Law of Moses sacrificial system hoped to achieve. The sacrificial rituals described in the book of Leviticus were only a shadow of the full redemption that was to come on the cross.

Leviticus 16 offers a description of this very public ritual. The High Priest would enter the tent to make atoning sacrifices, first for himself, then for his family, and finally for the entire family of Israel. In reading the New Testament we can look back at these symbols and realize that it is impossible for us to fulfill the Law. Only Jesus, our Great High Priest, can once and for all forgive us of our sins.

As you listen to the song, let the blood of Jesus wash over you and be thankful for what He did for us on the Cross. As Romans 5:8 reminds us, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this. While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

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