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Everyone SING!!! What can wash away my sin… Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
Every time I come face to face with the cross, I am blown away by the Love that Jesus showed for us. Humanity tries endlessly for reparation, but will never find God through religious duties. We can fill our lives with going to church and striving to live a good moral life, but anything less than accepting Jesus’ offering (on the cross) is merely a substitution. Substitutions can not change our hearts, heal our wounds, or relieve our guilty conscience. Our key verse speaks about the inadequacy and dissatisfaction of the old covenant; how after centuries of sacrificing, it was futile to solve the problem of sin. All the law could do is foreshadow what was to come. The old covenant points us to the new covenant. The sacrifice of animals instilled in human minds the important idea of atonement. The greatest miracle took place when the Son of God compressed Himself into a human body and gave Himself up for our atonement. The way God Himself redeemed humanity is different than any other religion I know of. He loved us so much He bore intense beatings and torture of the cross. Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice.
The verse also talks about the finality of Jesus’ sacrifice. Our Creator giving Himself was enough for all of us for all time. We can live without condemnation or guilt over the sins God has already washed away. Jesus’ work was finished, and He now sits in the most honored spot next to our King. It says Jesus waits to make his enemies his footstool. I believe this can happen two ways. His enemies can be reconciled to him through conversion, or they stay in their stubbornness until they are forced to acknowledge his Lordship.
I love how the verse wraps up. It says, “He has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.” God accepts us as perfect because of His Son’s blood, but we are being made holy. It’s a process. Paul says, “I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 3:14) Accepting Christ’s offering doesn’t magically remove our flesh tendencies to sin. From the point of acceptance of Jesus, we move into relationship with God. Through that relationship, our Father teaches and instructs us, His children.
(sing) “What can make me whole again… nothing but the Blood of Jesus.”
“…he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy.” I count on that! Thanks Faye. Welcome to CCC. Have a great Christmas (Merry, I mean).
faye… you and Marchant are blessing CCC in very cool, visible ways. thanks
Wow who knew you had it in you great word SIS
Thanks Faye…for your words and your service to God that’s directly blessing CCC. I’m with you…it was very liberating (i.e., peace-giving) when I first recognized the “process” language used throughout the Bible…allowing me to rest in real relationship with Christ, rather than worry about not measuring up instantly and always (or ever!). Thanks for the reminder.