I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be my people. Leviticus 26:12
A sacrifice is the basis of all true worship. It is what cleanses us, and frees us from the guilt and punishment we deserve. In Leviticus, we see five sacrifices: the burnt offering, the meal offering, the peace offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering. The first three offerings were voluntary; they were expressions of thanksgiving and celebration. But the last two—the sin and trespass offerings—were required.
What is sin? It means to miss the mark. What about trespass? Trespass means to intrude on someone else’s property or to cause someone else harm. So, Leviticus is telling us that when someone made a mistake or hut another person, it was mandatory that they make amends through an offering.
Do we still make the same mistakes today? Yes! Do we still make offerings? Have you ever sacrificed a ram after trespassing? No! Why not? Because Jesus is our offering.
Jesus, the burnt offering, consecrated Himself. He said to the Father, “Thy will be done.” Jesus, the meal offering, took our poverty so He could meet all of our needs. Jesus, the peace offering, gave His peace (see John 14:27).
Jesus, the sin offering, took our sin, our missing the mark: “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God” (2 Corinthians 5:21).
And the same Jesus is our trespass offering. He took the trespass that we make on others and trespass others make against us so that we can forgive in His blood, He forgave us.
Jesus, I declare that I am the righteousness of God in Christ, set free from the bonds of sin because You made the ultimate sacrifice for me!
