February 8, 2009 Saved By Grace
Today’s Bible Reading: Leviticus 7–9; Acts 15
Scripture Focus:
Acts 15:10–11 Now therefore, why do you test God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we shall be saved in the same manner as they.
Observation:
I read this morning in Leviticus about the rituals of the Mosaic Law that were necessary to atone for the sins of Aaron and his sons, the priests, and for the people of Israel. Then I read this verse in Acts where Peter affirms that the Mosaic Law was a burden no one could ever fully keep and contends for the efficacy of Jesus’ atonement on the cross—that it is through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we are saved. As Paul says, the law was a “schoolteacher” to bring us to Christ.
Application:
I’m so grateful I don’t have to keep the Mosaic Law! I’m grateful that the grace of Jesus saves me from my sin!
Prayer:
Abba Father, I walk in your grace today with a grateful heart.
