What a bloody passage..
"The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood...the blood of lambs and goats..." (v. 6)
These words conjure up images of sacrifice, the kind made on behalf of sins.. but also, sacrifice and destruction are the result of our sins. The word "retribution" really stood out. (Look it up)
Our sins deserve this type of punishment - our sins deserve this kind of bloodshed. Yet, we have been given the gift of the blood of Jesus being shed for our sins. He was punished on behalf of us... All of these (yes, Katie) REDUNDANT messages do have a point. Trust God - no destruction. No Trust, Destruction. Pretty easy idea but for some reason we can't get it through our little minds...
The song we sang on Friday and Sunday -- "Nothing But the Blood"...speaks to this very true fact. We deserved this bloodshed.. This was retribution.. the right punishment for us.. We deserve to be punished. YET, Jesus takes upon himself this punishment for us. Sometimes it's hard to realize how big a task this is because we don't really get the punishment that was really in store for us. This is God's love.. that while we were still sinners He still loved us.
Below are three versions of this idea of the blood.. and many more "blood-y" worship songs :) Because His blood is just THAT IMPORTANT.
Praise God for His blood.
We Thank You for Your blood.
The classic hymn coupled with a Third Day classic
This confused me. Isaiah is prophesying this. does that mean that it's going to happen, or already did ?
ReplyDeleteOr did Jesus prevent all that ? And every day, do we sin that much that God gets that frustrated ?
&also, change the picture ? to something without me at all. because i know that all of the pictures you have me are disgusting, and i look really like a strange mentally challenged hobo. or at least cut me out in this one HAHA.
i agree. change the pix. i'm getting tired of me looking at a football. And the text was pretty awesome. Better than the rest of Isaiah for sure.
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