A Completed Sacrifice
Jesus is our full and all-sufficient propitiation, accepted for us to make atonement for us, and we are reconciled to God through faith.
C.H. Spurgeon emphasizes the significance of Jesus as the completed sacrifice, drawing a parallel between the Old Testament practice of laying hands on the burnt offering for atonement and the act of faith in accepting Christ. He asserts that just as a bullock could be accepted for atonement, Jesus is our ultimate and sufficient propitiation, providing hope and joy to believers. Spurgeon encourages listeners to actively lay their hands of faith on Jesus, accepting His sacrifice to experience reconciliation with God and the forgiveness of sins. He urges those who have not yet done so to embrace Christ immediately, assuring them of His acceptance and love.
Text
And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt offering: and it shall be accepted for him to make atonement for him. (Leviticus 1:4)
If by that laying on of his hand the bullock became the offerer's sacrifice, how much more shall Jesus become ours by the laying on of the hand of faith?
My faith doth lay her hand On that dear head of Thine, While like a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin.
If a bullock could be accepted for him to make atonement for him, how much more shall the Lord Jesus be our full and all-sufficient propitiation? Some quarrel with the great truth of substitution; but as for us, it is our hope, our joy, our boast, our all. Jesus is accepted for us to make atonement for us, and we are "accepted in the Beloved." Let the reader take care at once to lay his hand on the Lord's completed sacrifice, that by accepting it he may obtain the benefit of it. If he has done so once, let him do it again. If he has never done so, let him put out his hand without a moment's delay. Jesus is yours now if you will have Him. Lean on Him -- lean hard on Him -- and He is yours beyond all question; you are reconciled to God, your sins are blotted out, and you are the Lord's.
Sermon Outline
- The Acceptance of the Sacrifice
- The bullock became the offerer's sacrifice by the laying on of his hand
- Jesus becomes ours by the laying on of the hand of faith
Key Quotes
“My faith doth lay her hand On that dear head of Thine, While like a penitent I stand, And there confess my sin.” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Jesus is accepted for us to make atonement for us, and we are 'accepted in the Beloved.'” — C.H. Spurgeon
“Lean on Him -- lean hard on Him -- and He is yours beyond all question; you are reconciled to God, your sins are blotted out, and you are the Lord's.” — C.H. Spurgeon
Application Points
- We must accept Jesus as our sacrifice by faith, laying our hand on Him and making Him our own.
- Accepting Jesus as our sacrifice brings us reconciliation with God and the blotting out of our sins.
- We must lean hard on Jesus, trusting in His completed sacrifice for our salvation.