02.08.2015 Old Testament: Lev 5.7–10

To read the Bible in a year, read Leviticus 4–6 on February 8, In the year of our Lord 2015

By Don Ruhl

The Lord never intended for His gifts of religion, such as forgiveness, to be only for the wealthy or some other elite class, but He wants everyone to have what He offers in the Spirit. Therefore, as He instructed Moses on what an Israelite had to do when they trespassed, He said this about those who could not afford the normal sacrifice,

“If he is not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring to the Lord, for his trespass which he has committed, two turtledoves or two young pigeons: one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering. And he shall bring them to the priest, who shall offer that which is for the sin offering first, and wring off its head from its neck, but shall not divide it completely. Then he shall sprinkle some of the blood of the sin offering on the side of the altar, and the rest of the blood shall be drained out at the base of the altar. It is a sin offering. And he shall offer the second as a burnt offering according to the prescribed manner. So the priest shall make atonement on his behalf for his sin which he has committed, and it shall be forgiven him (Leviticus 5.7–10). 

Never let anyone tell you that you cannot have anything to do with the Lord because you do not have enough money, influence, or something else. The very idea of grace is that we are all insufficient, but that He makes us sufficient through His grace.