Covered

Jesus. Messiah. Perfect Lamb of God.

Sent to earth as a human, sent so that we as humanity could trust Him and know that He sympathizes with our pains and struggles.

Sent to die to pay the debt that we could never pay on our own.

But, during His conviction, a conviction that occurred despite His innocence...a choice.

A choice that could pardon Him, giving the punishment of death to a criminal who deserved death. A choice that, when put up to the crowd, did not go in His favor. The government official feeling that Jesus was innocent, washed his hands of the matter, telling the people that they were responsible for the death of the innocent Lamb.

"And all the people answered and said, "His blood be on us and on our children."" (Matthew 27:25)

All the people took the responsibility of His blood, covering their consciences with the knowledge of the death they were allowing. Little did they know that they could be covered by the blood a second time, covered by acceptance of Christ as the Son of God, covered so that their sins, once blood red, could become white as snow. I fully believe that, even these people who sealed His execution, could be forgiven by the merciful, graceful, God of Love.

His blood covering was their sin. His blood covered their sin.

His blood covers all of our sin in the current day, too, and provides healing for even the most unthinkable act. All required of us is to accept that covering.

Are you covered?