The Precious Blood of Christ

Bible Reading: 1 Peter 1

1 Peter 1:18-19 Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:

To redeem means to buy back. We are sold into slavery to sin. That sin is something we are born with and will eventually send us to hell unless we are redeemed out of the power of it. But how can a man pay the redemption price for his soul? How much does it cost?

Psalms 49:6-9 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches; 7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him: 8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:) 9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.

Since the redemption of the soul is precious, it takes something even more precious to redeem it! No man can pay this price. No one has enough of that which is precious to pay for it. It takes the precious blood of Jesus Christ. Corruptible things cannot even compare in value to the blood of God's Son, Jesus.

The vain conversation received by tradition from the fathers is the idea that by making sacrifices someone could actually pay the ransom for their soul. It is impossible. Animals and corruptible metals are not worth enough.

Only the lamb of God who has no blemish and no spot could do it. Your soul is precious to God. But as precious as you are, you and I cannot compare with the only begotten Son of God - Jesus Christ. Can you see the love of the Father for you? He gave his Son to redeem you! The blood of Jesus is so precious that it can pay the ransom for every soul. Will you trust him for the salvation that only he can give? He is our only hope.

In Christ,
Rody