To offer a sacrifice.

Luke 2:22-24, And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) and to offer a sacrifice according to what is said in the Law of the Lord, “a pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”

The sacrifice was offered for the one who has put an end to all sacrifice, the Lamb of God, “a light for revelation to the Gentiles.” How amazing is God’s grace toward us?

We thank You for Your amazing grace in Christ and His perfect atonement for us!

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