Plague Stopped by an Atoning Sacrifice

“Moses said to Aaron, ‘…take it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them; for wrath has gone out from the Lord. The plague has begun.’ “He… made atonement for the people. And he stood between the dead and the living; so, the plague was stopped.” [1]

“In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins.” [2]

Once an atonement was made, the plaque among the Israelites stopped. God loved us and sent His Son to be an atonement for our sins. Faith in Christ’s redemptive work on the cross destroys the destructive consequences of sin… both in this world and the next.

“Those who trust in their wealth and boast in the multitude of their riches, none of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him—for the redemption of their souls is costly, and it shall cease forever—that he should continue to live eternally, and not see the Pit. But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, for He shall receive me. Selah” [3]

Human pride scoffs at yielding itself to God. “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and a contrite heart—These, O God, You will not despise.” [4] May the Lord grant us the grace of humility, the blessing of brokenness and the gift of contrition. The Lord urges us, “Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man.” [5]

Don’t be destroyed by the curses of sin. Claim the blood of Jesus Christ shed for the forgiveness of your sins! Let Christ take whatever is coming against you, and let Him halt and reverse the effects of the plague.

[1] Numbers 16:46-48
[2] 1 John 4:10
[3] Psalm 49:6-9, 15
[4] Psalm 51:17
[5] Luke 21:34-36