We dare not, indeed, presume to speculate or dogmatize on the manner of this intercession. It is a silent inarticulate speech and pleading. The voice of Abel’s blood is represented, by a bold figure, as crying from the ground. That blood, it need not be remarked, was in reality mute. So doubtless is it with our Divine Intercessor. There may be no articulate accents, no audible utterances. He sprinkles no material blood. But this we know, that He has carried with Him to His intercessory throne a glorified body, still bearing the visible marks of earthly humiliation and suffering – the perpetual memorials of His atoning sacrifice – so that that blood may still be said to have a voice before the throne – “The blood of sprinkling which speaks better things than that of Abel.”
John MacDuff

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#1 · February 26, 2003, 6:25 am

Posted by: sdpeele <sdpeele@...>

Everybody has a good excuse for not attending church. If you take those excuses and apply them to other things we do (or don't do), like eating, they might look like this list:

I was forced to eat as a child.
People who eat all the time are hypocrites; they aren't really hungry.
There are so many different kinds of food, I can't decide what to eat.
I used to eat, but I got bored and stopped.
I only eat on special occasions, like Christmas and Easter.
None of my friends will eat with me.
I'll start eating when I get older.
I don't really have time to eat.
I don't believe that eating does anybody any good. It's just a crutch.
Restaurants and grocery stores are only after your money.

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