Thursday the 9th

Hebrews 10: ¹²But when this priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God. ¹³Since that time he waits for his enemies to be made his footstool, ¹⁴because by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.

 

Christ made the one time sacrifice, the one sacrifice that would cover all sins. This is the foundation of our faith. Christ dies for all of our sins. There is no longer a need to sacrifice livestock time after time, there is no longer a need to cleanse everything with blood form those sacrifices. Christ gave His life as the one time sacrifice for all sin, and when it was done, He sat down at the right hand of God. He is our mediator, our guardian, and our direct conduit to God. That one sacrifice made perfect forever those who are being made holy. This is the start of the New Covenant, one that calls for us to follow Christ, one that does away with the idea of living in the past, and moves us to living for the future. Our laws are no longer dictated, and carried out by mere man. God has written His laws on our heart and in our minds, He has promised that He will remember our sins no more. We are His people, and He is our God. It is through the death and resurrection of Christ that this is possible. This is what makes you perfect in the eyes of the Lord, even though we might never attain perfection here on Earth, God views you as the best that you can be. So if the Lord sees you in the best possible light, then why would you not see yourself in that same light? Instead of beating yourself up everyday over things that are in the past (just like offering the same sacrifice over and over again) Why not choose to live a forgiven life? If Christ already put in the work for each and everyone of us, why do we insist on trying to finish the work He already completed? It is over, it is done, finished, His work is complete! Quit the daily ritual of self mutilation. The only sacrifice that the Lord is interested in now is you. The sacrifice of your time, to  help those who are lost instead advancing your position, the sacrifice of your effort, to spread His word instead of your human desire, the sacrifice of your love, for Him and all He created, instead of the love of this world that only leads to death. The past is over and written, the future is open, and yet to be inscribed, when you put the pen of life to paper today what will you write?

 

God Bless,

Brian