The Goats of Forgivness

“When Aaron finishes making atonement for the Holy of Holies, the Tent of Meeting, and the Altar, 

he will bring up the live goat,

 lay both hands on the live goat’s head, 

and confess all the iniquities of the People of Israel,

 all their acts of rebellion, all their sins. 

He will put all the sins on the goat’s head and send it off into the wilderness, led out by a man standing by and ready. 

The goat will carry all their iniquities to an empty wasteland; 

the man will let him loose out there in the wilderness.

                             Leviticus 16:20

God is clear;

Judgement will be made. 

Rebellion can only last so long. 

The Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 

Do not let your hearts be troubled about this! 

God has made provision for the huge sum we all owe and can never repay. These sins were placed upon the head of the Jesus Christ who was led into death by the hands of men. 

God accepted his payment on our behalf and led him to His side forever. And we follow him into freedom.

Those who have been called by his name into His pen must call out to those yet to enter. He was clear that there were many in his fold yet to enter safety. (John 10:16)

Who are these "many"?

They are the rebellious ones, those who are run from God and are wandering in the wilderness, of whom were.

Do you call back out to them,
the ones with all the marks of wandering on them? 
The ones with the filthy coats matted from years of neglect? 

These are the ones Christ came to call.....

are you going into the wilderness for them as he did for you? 

Lord, give us hearts to understand how far you went for us. Teach us to leave our safe pens and enter the wastelands to call the innocent ones who have been led astray.  

Grant us the grace to call to them, not yell at them. 

For this is what you did for us.  

Let us simply do the same.