1 Peter 1:13-25

 "For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, 

a lamb without blemish or defect."

{1 Peter 1:18,19} (NIV1984)

If our Lord had a single defect, a single sin, a single lustful look, a single lie on His lips, He would have died in vain. Oh, He would have still been the best man who ever lived. He still would have performed miracles, and taught tremendous truths. The world would have been impacted, but His death would have been vain, empty of purpose. God clearly laid out in the Old Testament that the lambs, for the sacrifice, must be without blemish or defect. For atonement to be made, for forgiveness to be extended to the person through the blood of the sacrifice, the sacrifice must be perfect. Our Lord was perfect, perfect in thought, perfect in word, and perfect in deed. When He offered His body as a sacrifice for our sin, it was a perfect body. The apostle Peter urges us to honour our perfect Lord, by living a holy life as He did. May this be our desire today!  

Take my hands …Take my feet…Take my eyes...Take my life and let it be, consecrated Lord to thee, consecrated Lord to Thee. 

 {"Take My Life and Let It Be", 1874, 

Lyrics: Frances Ridley Havergal, 

Music: Henri Abraham Cesar Malan}