I want to stretch that analogy.... Jesus death on the cross where He died in our place is the ultimate "blood donation" - His holy life, poured out for us can be "transfused" into us when we give our lives to Him in faith and are born of the Spirit. The Spirit transforms our lives like healthy donor blood cells will heal a body. This good news has been entrusted to us. On the one hand - it was our sin that took the blood He donated, During times of school holidays when the roads are busy there is often a shortage of blood. The SANBS will mail me a post card to remind me, they will sms me, and they'll phone me. When I go to donate, they make me feel welcome and valued. They also provide speed services to get blood to the hospitals and ambulances as it is needed. They have an incredible network to get this life-saving product to where it is needed most. Being ambassadors of Christ's reconciliation means that we do whatever we can to get Jesus' life-giving good news to whoever needs it.Ambassadors
On Friday - I used blood donation as an analogy for what Jesus blood can do in us. All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. (2Corinthians5:18-20)
We're like the South African Blood Services (SANBS)....
but, having received His blood we are able to invite others to receive it.
The SANBS does a great job. We should be more jacked up and ready than them with the life-giving good news about Christ.
