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Daily Devotion: Hebrews 10:5-7

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Hebrews 10:5-7    "Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me:  (6)  In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure.  (7)  Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God."

It has been established that the blood of bulls and goats could not take away sins; rather they served as a stark reminder of the sinful nature that we carry with us each day. Those offerings did not give pleasure, that is, they were not counted as valid payment for the debt of sin against us. Isaiah was blessed to write concerning the "pleasure" of God seven hundred years before Christ came to this earth. "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.  (11)  He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities." (Isaiah 53:10-11)  

So we have established in the book of Hebrews to this point that the sacrifice of animals could never justify us before God.  Our good works could not justify us before God. God is Just and Holy and therefore demands satisfaction of the sentence of death against mankind. We should never try to minimize our sins before God; for He loathes sin in any form. Whether we deem it to be just a small sin or it be a great sin, God despises all sin and has declared the sentence of death which must be paid.  "For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead." (1 Corinthians 15:21)

Neither the blood of bulls, goats, nor mere mortal man could repay the offence against God. So how could it possibly be paid? If sin entered by man and man must pay the price for sin, how could it happen? "Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me." (Hebrews 10:5)  "Then said I, Lo, I come ... to do thy will, O God." (Hebrews 10:7)  Ahh, now we see our precious Lord entering the scene. He laid aside His glory and came to this earth clothed in flesh. We again go back to previous thoughts in the Word of God. "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us." (John 1:14)  

Yes, a body was prepared for the very Son of God. That body was carried in the womb of a virgin named Mary.  The angel appeared unto Joseph, who knew the child was not his, and assured him of the identity of this baby. "And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins." (Matthew 1:21)  "They shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." (Matthew 1:23) 

 Yes, a body was prepared to house the very Son of God in human form. Yes, He came to do the will of God. What was that will? "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many." (Hebrews 9:28) Going back to Isaiah's prophecy, "It pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin." God had no pleasure (satisfaction) in the offering of the blood of animals, but as we saw through Isaiah's prophecy, God "shall be satisfied." That was written in future tense. We now read it in past tense because it has occurred and we are secured. Christ offered Himself to bear our sins. The Father is satisfied with that offering. Our sins are forgiven!

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