Please read Hebrews 10.
Meditate on verses 19-23.
Therefore,
brethren, since we have confidence
to enter
the holy place by the blood of Jesus,
by a new
and living way which He inaugurated
for us through the veil,
that is,
His flesh,
and since we have a great high priest over the house of God,
let us draw near with a sincere heart in full
assurance of faith,
having
our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience
and our
bodies washed with pure water.
Let us
hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering,
for He
who promised is faithful.
The Old
Covenant law was only a shadow of the New Covenant salvation found in Jesus
Christ. For 1,500 years, imperfect Jewish priests offered sacrifices over and
over for the cleansing of sins. Daily offering the blood of bulls and goats did
not take away sins, and it did not perfect the people. God instituted this
seemingly futile sacrificial system to show people their need for a Savior.
Trying time after time to do something to please God to save yourself is
futilely exhausting. You desperately need a Savior; you need Jesus.
The sacrifice of Jesus Christ did amazing
things for you:
1. You get forgiveness of all your sins and
lawless deeds.
2. You have confidence to enter the Holy Place
(the presence of God).
3. You have a great Priest (Jesus).
4. You can draw near to God with a sincere
heart in full assurance of faith.
5. Your heart has been sprinkled clean from an
evil conscience.
6. Your body has been washed with pure water.
7. You can hold fast to your confession of hope
in Jesus Christ without wavering.
JESUS—WHO
MADE THESE PROMISES TO YOU—IS FAITHFUL!
Jesus did
everything for you. All you have to do is have faith in the Faithful One.
Pray Hebrews
10:35-36 and 38-39 over yourself and those for whom you stand guard as a
faithful, prayerful watchman (Isaiah 62:6-7).
“LORD,
help _______ and me not throw
away our
confidence in You
because
it has a great reward.
Give us
endurance in doing Your will,
so we may receive the promise.
Make us
righteous. May we live by faith.
Do not let us shrink back.
We want
Your
soul to find pleasure in us.
LORD, do
not let us be like those who shrink back to destruction.
Make us
like those who have faith to the preserving of the soul.
Because of
Your faithfulness, Jesus~”
The WATCHMAN
on the WALL ~ Dr. Ron and Marsha Harvell
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