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Posted by: Pastor Van Buskirk	4/3/2010 12:33 PM
Maundy Thursday Poured Out for You On Maundy Thursday, Jesus took the cup after supper saying (Luke 22:20 ESV): "This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.” The people did not keep the old covenant to live as God’s people. They did not love God and neighbor. If they had, they would have lived eternally. God is just. We deserve His wrath and punishment because of our disobedience. If you were to stand before God on your merit, the things that you have done both good and bad, you would be convicted of sin and condemned to hell. Even one sin separates you from holy God. No one has kept the law perfectly. “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) Out of His love for mankind, God purposed to save us from the consequences of our sin. This does not mean that everyone will be saved, but that everyone has the opportunity to be saved. No human merit, darkened by the condition of original sin, could earn salvation. Consequently, both the covenant (the promise of salvation) and the gift of salvation (the payment for sins and hope of heaven) had to come from God. God in His mercy sent Jesus Christ to be the acceptable and sufficient payment for your sin. He lived a perfect life in obedience to the Father. All who trust/have faith in the Messiah receive forgiveness and salvation. Moreover, God in his divine forbearance passed over former sins of those who lived in the time before the cross of Jesus. God gave salvation to all who had faith in the coming Messiah, Jesus Christ, the Savior of the world. This showed God’s righteousness that He is just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus even today. (Romans 3:25-26) Hebrews 10:16-17 says, "’This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds,’ then he adds, ‘I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.’" The covenants of the Old Testament were make in the blood of animals. The blood signified the serious nature and sacrifice of the covenant. On Maundy Thursday, there was only one sacrifice that was sufficient for the sins of the world. That sacrifice was the blood of the very Son of God. One sacrifice for all: pure forgiveness, complete righteousness, pure grace, not darkened by human sin, the union of true man and true God, God’s mercy, love and eternal promise shown on a cross. The blood of Christ washes you clean of sins, gives you a clear conscience, gives you His righteousness and holiness, strengthens you in the faith, and assures you of your hope of heaven. Romans 6:23 says, “For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Jesus said, "This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.” Live in this faith. Amen. Pastor Raymond Van Buskirk, Redeemer Lutheran Church, Baytown, TX www.rlcbaytown.org
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