Matthew 26:28 This is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.
I have not been very good with my flower beds this summer. It’s been hot and I’ve been busy. Yet I enjoy looking at my neighbors’ flowers when I walk around town. One night I had to stop and look at a large plant with yellow flowers. One single flower on the plant was exactly one half yellow and one half red. I’ve never seen anything exactly like it. I don’t know why but I immediately thought of the blood of Jesus. We sing in church, “What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.” Intellectually we know that the blood Jesus shed on the cross is part of his death for our sins. As a result, in spite of the fact that we continue to sin in small and large ways, we can live a life in relationship with a God who demands justice. We don’t usually go around thinking about that, but it’s there in our life. Times come when we mess up and then feel sorry. We claim the grace God offers through the blood of Jesus and vow to do better. It’s good to be reminded of that blood sometimes. We need to remember the sacrifice made by one for the good of many including ourselves. After a little research, I found that the flower was a four ‘o clock and that it is not unusual to have flowers of different colors and variegated flowers on the same plant. I still like to think it was a sign from God, to remind me of the sacrifice he made for me.
Dear God, there are not adequate words to thank you for providing salvation for us knowing that living a sinless life is so hard for us to achieve. Protect us from temptation and empower us to full living in your grace. We ask this in the name of the one who shed his blood and died so that we might have eternal life. Amen.
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