I have been in a strangely contemplative mood today, and driving home I came across a song that I would like to have played at my funeral. What is the relevance to today? Today we have been looking at the sacrificial system, and see that in order for atonement to be made, blood must be shed. This system persisted for over a millennium, until a one-and-for-all perfect sacrifice was made. At the moment of Jesus' death on the cross, the curtain in the temple was torn in two, and God and all mankind could be joined in union for ever. There truly is power in the blood.
Andrew Peterson - Lay Me Down
I suppose you could lay me down to die in Illinois
Bury me beneath the rows of corn
Or in-between the maple trees I climbed on as a boy
Where in the Land of Lincoln I was born
Oh, and I recall
We rode the combines in the fall
And there comes a time
For gathering the harvest after all
So when you lay me down to die
I’ll miss my boys, I’ll miss my girls
Lay me down and let me say goodbye to this world
You can lay me anywhere
But just remember this
When you lay me down to die
You lay me down to live
Well I asked a girl to marry me on a dock out on the lake
Our babies came to life in Tennessee
And the music of the mountains is still keeping me awake
Yeah, but everything that rises falls asleep
We are not alone
We are more than flesh and bone
What is seen will pass away
What is not is going home
When you lay me down to die
I’ll miss my boys, I’ll miss my girls
Lay me down and let me say goodbye to this world
You can lay me anywhere
But just remember this
When you lay me down to die
I’ll open up my eyes on the skies I’ve never known
In the place where I belong
And I’ll realize His love is just another word for Home
I believe in the holy shores of uncreated light
I believe there is power in the blood
And all of the death that ever was,
If you set it next to life
I believe it would barely fill a cup
‘Cause I believe there’s power in the blood
When you lay me down to die
So long, boys, so long, girls
Lay me down and let me say goodbye to this world
You can lay me anywhere
But just remember this
When you lay me down to die
You lay me down to live
4 comments:
I have read the new testament far more than the old testament, and the impact of what Christ did on the cross has become so much more significant when contrasted with the Law. In reading through the Law, I am faced with the reality that I (and my sinful nature) would not have survived to tell the tale. At the very least I would have given away most of my livestock in sacrifices. But my life has been bought by Grace, and the price for my sin is His perfect love. There is nothing I can do or say to earn it or deserve it. That's what is so amazing about Grace!
I'm really relieved that I don't need to make sacrifices for unintentional sin. Can you imagine? I would be spending every waking moment frantically looking for good enough specimens of beasts to bring for all those millions of offences that I had no idea I was committing.
And my heart goes out to Nadab and Abihu. I mean they were young, and got a bit carried away with the excitement of it all, and their v important dad was there...but they still got neuked. That's hard.
At last I've found how to leave a comment! I have slipped from the program a bit - just entering Ezra-Nehemiah. I am struck by the crazy order the Bible is presented to us in. I know the reasons but I think you gain a whole lot more by reading chronologically. Thanks for keeping us to the 90 days!
The order the English Bible lays things out does make it hard. Try this order (after you finish 90 days) -
1. Pentateuch
2. Former Prophets
- Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings
3. Latter Prophets
- Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi,
4. Writings
- Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Ruth, Song of Songs, Eccles, Lamentations, Esther, Daniel, Ezra-Nehemiah, Chronicles
Then go back and do it chronologically if you like ...
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