"Then Aaron shall cast lots for the two goats: one lot for the Lord and the other for the scapegoat.....But the goat on which the lot fell to be the scapegoat shall be presented alive before the Lord, to make atonement upon it, and to let it go as the scapegoat into the wilderness." (Leviticus 16:8-10)
Perhaps in the middle of your day, there is a "jolt" here into the reality of the Eternal.
I read Leviticus 16 again recently. I highly encourage you to read it, and as you read it just keep in mind that it is a foretype of Jesus and His Cross. As you read every line, allow the Holy Spirit to teach and impart to you at least some appreciation (understanding?) of the Mystery of the Cross.
I am aware of my sin nature. I am aware that what Leviticus 16 describes of Jesus' sacrifice for me is beyond any worthiness of anyone. Yet, as with, "the scapegoat," Jesus was "taken" into the wilderness of our sin, to be abandoned for me and you among the loneliness, isolation and judgment of sin's consequence. Jesus was "left" there for you and me to die---- alone.
We rejoice today in our Savior's, "charity." I choose this word because it describes love better than any other attempt. "Charity," is giving with no payment received or expected or wanted. "Charity," is giving-love. "God loved the world this way: He gave His only Son," Jesus, The Beloved, "Scapegoat," for the sin of humanity. "For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned outside the camp. Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His Own Blood, suffered outside the gate. Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach. For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come." (Hebrews 13:11-14)
Father, in Jesus' Name, Thank You. Amen.
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When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
