2 Samuel, Week 24 - Day 4: Sin Has a Price Tag

2 Samuel, Week 24Day 4: Sin Has a Price TagDevotionalOur culture wants sin softened. Reframed. Renamed. Call it a mistake. Call it a struggle. Call it a pattern. Call it anything but sin. God has never been unclear here. Sin is serious. Sin costs something. Somebody always pays.From the beginning God has said one thing. The coats of skin in Genesis. The Passover lamb. The whole sacrificial system in Leviticus. Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness. That is not harsh and it is not outdated. That is the foundation the gospel stands on.The execution of Saul’s sons in 2 Samuel 21 is hard to read. It is supposed to be. It shows you what sin actually demands. And it points forward to the only sacrifice that ever satisfied that demand completely.Jesus, fully God and fully man, took the place you earned. He hung on a tree so that you would not have to. There is nothing cheap about that grace. It is the most costly act in history, and it is offered freely to anyone who will take it. Do not treat it lightly. Let it change how you see your sin and how you see your Savior.Bible Verse“Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.” — Hebrews 9:22 (ESV)Reflection QuestionHow does understanding the true cost of your sin change the way you think about the grace that has been extended to you through Jesus?Quote“God is holy and he cannot accept sin and He cannot look over it without taking a life, even yours. If it’s one thing you can be certain that the Bible is clear on. God hates sin. He hates it.”PrayerLord Jesus, You took my place. Never let me treat Your sacrifice as ordinary. Keep me living in the weight of what it cost You and the wonder of what You did for me. Amen.