Neither Silver Nor Gold

"For as much as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things,  as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;  But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot."

                                                                                    I Peter 1:18,19

       

        The Lord Jesus redeemed us not with silver or gold but with His holy blood. HE shed his precious blood for us. A man can not get salvation without paying the ransom for his sins.  In early days, the God told Moses to give a blemish lamb as an atonement for their souls.  "For the life of the flesh  is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it  is the blood  that maketh an atonement for the soul." Leviticus 17:11. The blood alone can hid the sins of the souls. The blood has life. When Cain killed his brother Abel, his blood cried unto the God from the earth. "And the LORD said unto Cain, Where  is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not:  Am I my brother's keeper? And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground." Genesis 4:9,10.  But the blood of Jesus is more precious than anything else. Jesus blood speaks better things than Abel. Abel blood cried unto the Lord for Judgment but Jesus blood submissively pleading to God to show mercy upon all mankind. "Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than  that of Abel."  Hebrews 12:24.
   The Lord Jesus came as a lamb to give himself as an atonement for our souls. The Lord shed his blemish and spotless blood for us. The Lord went through pains and sufferings on the cross. Jesus was a perfect atonement for our sins. He gave his blood to redeem all mankind. "HE is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for  the sins of the whole world." I John 2:2. 
HE shed His blood for us to get a joyful life. The worldly things are not worthy to redeem us from sin. The Holy God gave His only begotten son Jesus Christ to save us from sins.  "Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put  him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see  his seed, he shall prolong  his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. " Issaiah 53:10
      Abraham was asked by God to give his only son as a burnt offering at Moriah. It is not so easy for a man to slay his only son and give him as a burnt offering. But Abraham obeyed God and took his son Isaac to Moriah. He was ready to sacrifice his only son because he believed that the God would give his son back with life. He believed the promises of the God. "By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten  son, Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy seed be called:   Accounting that God  was able to raise  him up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure. " Hebrews 11:17,18,19. Abraham believed that if he slayed his son to obey God, the God would rise his son from dead. No words to utter, an excellent faith  was shown by Abraham when he was tested. 
       The God wants to show us, how much HE loves us. So God sent His only begotten son Jesus to earth as a holy atonement to rescue us from sins. The God shew His infinite mercy and love on the cross. If you  look at the cross, surely your sins will be washed away. The holy atonement was given on the cross for us. Neither silver nor gold can rescue us from sins. Jesus blood alone is the only salvation for us. The blemish blood of the Holy Lamb surely makes us rich in all our life. Amen.

"Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk." 

                                                                                          Acts 3:6

Ten Pieces of Silver

"woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find  it?   And when she hath found  it, she calleth  her friends and  her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. "

                                                                                         Luke 15:8,9

        

       

       Jesus told this story to describe the joy in heaven when a sinner repent for his sin.  The women who sought the coin was the Lord himself. The silver coins he referred here was the people. The Lord seeks the sinners eagerly and wants them to be redeemed.

           The God created the earth and all its well beings beautifully. He created everything in this world for men. The God created Adam in His own image. As man was created in His own image, He loved him more. He loved Adam family. The God himself visited the Eden Garden to meet Adam and Eve every morning. What a wonderful love it was!. The man did not go on to meet the God instead the God himself visited them to share His love and affection to the mankind. What a wonderful God He is!. He never wants to lose the men to evil hands at any cost. 

           Of Course the God warned  Adam and Eve about the tree of knowledge of good and evil earlier so that they might be cautious of their life. The God expected Adam and Eve to obey his commands. Bitterly they failed to obey the commands of God and fell into the trap of satan. The satan deceived both Adam and Eve very cunningly. The serpent put a seed of disbelief in the heart of Eve. The serpent lied to Eve and made her to believe that the words of the God were false.  Some time we do not believe in the words of the Lord because they seem to be odd to follow in this world. Some time the words  seem to be lie rather than true. This a witty seed that is sown in our minds by satan and make us to get away from the Lord. Naturally, not only Adam and Eve but many of us fall into these traps. The Lord will never tell lies because He is holy. He is the way, the truth and life. If any one fails to obey His words, sin and curse will follow in his life. If any one sincerely obeys His words, he will receive His rewards. 

         The God sent his only begotten son Jesus into this world to deliver the mankind from evil hands. Jesus came to this world to redeem the people from sin and curse of this world. Jesus was sent to sacrifice his holy blood to deliver us from evil hands. The Lord seeks diligently till he redeems us. The joy of finding and getting back the lost wealth is wonderful for everyone. He never fails to find us even if we hid ourselves behind a fig tree like  Zacchaeus. You can not hid yourself behind the sins and curses of this world. Surely the Lord of mercy will call upon by your name. "the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. " John 10:3. When you hear His voice, come forward to receive the Lord. If you do so, your life will be transformed like Zacchaeus and you will become the sons and daughters of the everlasting Lord. What a joy to spell that i am the son of Jesus and daughter of Jesus. What a happy occasion, when my name is written on the book of life. The joy and happiness what our Lord Jesus promised us is immeasurable.Amen.

"As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold,  and one shepherd."

                                                                                     John 10:15,16