[Christ] 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, thus obtaining eternal redemption. … How much more, then, will the blood of Christ … cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! (12,14)
Some phrases from the verses above sparked my meditations this morning.
Obtaining eternal redemption… The writer is going to extreme lengths to let us know that Jesus’ work is a finished, completed, never-needs-to-be-improved-upon, eternal, forever work. In chapter 7 he used the unnecessary word COMPLETELY to define saved. Now today he underscores the redemption of Jesus with the word ‘eternal’. My heart sings, Jesus has done it all. Jesus had provided EVERYTHING I need for salvation. Hooray, Jesus!
Cleanse our consciences… What a wonderful gift, cleansed consciences. Paul speaks a similar truth when he writes; Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Rom 8:1). We are free from the guilt that our sins deserve! We are free before God. He will not hold us accountable, because He held Christ accountable. Jesus Christ paid the full righteous penalty for our sins! Sleep well, sisters and brothers, our consciences have been cleansed!
So that we may serve the living God! Jesus did all of this, not so we can live on easy street or so we can kick back and relax. No, He did all of this so that we can lean into the work of serving the living God!
We are no longer burdened by wondering about our future… we have obtained our eternal redemption!
We no longer have to worry and be conscience stricken by our past deeds and our sin-failures… our consciences have been cleansed.
Therefore, we have nothing holding us back form serving the living God. Halleluiah! Let us serve then with hearts full of gratitude and backs full of energy. Thanks be to Jesus!!!
Lord, may my prayer today be my service of You throughout the day. Hallelujah. Amen.
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