Quote for the Day
“…He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by His own blood…”
Today's Prayer
This week pray for those on the road that they will see God’s sovereignty in their lives and the lives of their families.
Hebrews 9:11-22
Hebrews 9:11-22 (NIV)11When Christ came as high priest of the good things that are already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle that is not man-made, that is to say, not a part of this creation. 12He did not enter by means of the blood of goats and calves; but he entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. 13The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. 14How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! 15For this reason Christ is the mediator of a new covenant, that those who are called may receive the promised eternal inheritance—now that he has died as a ransom to set them free from the sins committed under the first covenant. 16In the case of a will, it is necessary to prove the death of the one who made it, 17because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living. 18This is why even the first covenant was not put into effect without blood. 19When Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves, together with water, scarlet wool and branches of hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people. 20He said, “This is the blood of the covenant, which God has commanded you to keep.” 21In the same way, he sprinkled with the blood both the tabernacle and everything used in its ceremonies. 22In fact, the law requires that nearly everything be cleansed with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.
Message
When we last looked at Hebrews we talked about the need for blood to cover sin during the Old Covenant. Now we see blood cleansing sin. There is a big difference in this blood. Christ was the perfect sacrifice. His blood did not just cover our sins as the blood of goats and bulls did, but instead the blood of Christ was offered to the Father unblemished to “…cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death…” It is only because of Christ’s perfect sacrifice that we have access to the Father. One of the most important points we can understand in this is that we are set free of all of our sin, past, present, and future. The inheritance we received was because of a death, the only possible way to receive an inheritance. The death was to cleanse us from sin, and the death of Christ was accomplished “…once for all by his own blood…” It does not have to happen over and over again. We were set free at the cross, leaving us free today and forever to rest in the completed work of the Father.This week rest in the knowledge and assurance that God alone has already planned and paid for your future.