Pastor’s Bible Reading Schedule:
Leviticus 5-7
Key Thought:
It just cannot be said better than this:
In his book Written in Blood, Robert Coleman tells the story of a little boy whose sister needed a blood transfusion. The doctor had explained that she had the same disease the boy had recovered from two years earlier. Her only chance for recovery was a transfusion from someone who had previously conquered the disease. Since the two children had the same rare blood type, the boy was the ideal donor. “Would you give your blood to Mary?” the doctor asked. Johnny hesitated. His lower lip started to tremble. Then he smiled and said, “Sure, for my sister.”
Soon the two children were wheeled into the hospital room… Mary, pale and thin; Johnny, robust and healthy. Neither spoke, but when they met, Johnny grinned. As the nurse inserted the needle into his arm, Johnny’s smile faded. He watched the blood flow through the tube. With the ordeal almost over his shaky voice broke the silence. “Doctor, when do I die?” Only then did the doctor realize why Johnny had hesitated, why his lip had trembled when he had agreed to donate his blood. He had thought that giving his blood to his sister meant giving up his life.
In the opening chapters of Leviticus, God sets the stage for what will be the ultimate sacrifice in history, the death of Christ on the cross. It was a sacrifice of love (the burnt offering); joy (the meal offering); peace (the peace offering); forgiveness (the sin offering); and reconciliation (the trespass offering). God made His decision to fulfill all of these sacrifices in one event… the giving of our Savior’s blood!
Prayer Requests:
Personal
- Lord, please help me to never minimize the amazing gift of love you gave to me.
- Lord, please help me to be willing to sacrifice for the sake of those I love.
- Lord, please help me to share this story of love with someone today.
Political
- Senator Curtis Hertel
- Representative Kevin Hertel
- Representative Jon Hoadley