I’m a big proponent of donation; in
fact, I try to exert firm but gentle pressure on my 17 year olds to give at
least three times before deciding if they want to continue. Am I a good example? Not really.
When I was younger, I had low iron, and then I had cancer so now I am
not able to give, but Albert was a faithful donor up until he became
diabetic. Still, the thought of how many
lives could be saved makes me wish I could, I mean, one day it could be someone
I love.
Sometimes people have rare blood, and
they are really needed in the donor pool.
Occasionally they will be called in special if there is a need and
they’ve done it before. One man with
rare blood was asked to donate for platelets which is far more intensive and
requires (if I remember right) three donations close together. They say one donation could save three lives,
or help at least- doesn’t that make it worthwhile?
Imagine if your blood could potentially
save everyone in the world. Would you do
it then… even if it meant painful
torture, humiliation and abandonment by everyone you loved? Would you do it if you knew people would
murder or starve others in your name, or perhaps just reject what you did for
them? Jesus was the greatest blood donor
in the history of mankind because His blood does have the potential to save
everyone in the world. It’s a shame that
some reject the blood and die in their sins.
There is no need for any to die in their sin because the Lord left the
choice up to us as individuals.
But God commends His love toward us in that while we
were yet sinners Christ died for us. Rm. 5:8
He Himself
bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that dying to sins, we might live to
righteousness; by whose stripes you were healed. 1Pt. 2:24
For He has made Him who knew no sin, to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 2Cr. 5:21
looking to Jesus the Author and Finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before
Him endured the cross… Hb. 12:2
Do we
accept His blood to wash our sins, accept Him as Lord of our lives and follow
Him with the reward of living forever with Him one day?
Or do we reject the blood and lose our
lives to spend eternity in torment?
Jesus
didn’t just donate a pint…
it fell from all his major parts and
poured out of His side
...for love of us.