#GeraldsDevotional
Being Clean – Really Clean – 2
Being Clean – Really Clean – 2
Although God established the sacrificial offering system in the law as a way for the people to atone for their sins, it was never intended to be the ultimate solution. As we see in today’s verses, the earthly efforts and blood sacrifices by the people could never really cleanse
them of their problem and really please God. The people had to do them repeatedly because they never really effectively addressed the real problem that caused separation from God.
The Apostle Paul described the law as a schoolmaster. Like these sacrifices that it contains, it
The Apostle Paul described the law as a schoolmaster. Like these sacrifices that it contains, it
was never intended to be the WAY that we are saved. On the contrary, it was given as an indicator that pointed to the ultimate solution to our problems with pride and sin. It was given as a way to demonstrate to us that we are not capable on our own of doing what it takes to be
really clean. If it were possible for our own actions and offerings to save us, they would quickly become contaminated by our pride (look at what I did or my offering is better than yours). No, that would not cleanse us but actually make us worse.
In this section of Scripture,
In this section of Scripture,
the writer of Hebrews tells us what was the ultimate offering that God desired in order to please Him. First, His offering was that of the body of Christ (all of it). After that, His offering was to do the will of God. THAT is also the offering that He desires from us. Not just
to believe that Jesus exists, but to make Him our LORD and then to DO WHAT HE SAYS day by day and moment by moment. In the last verse of today’s section, He emphasized that this sacrifice would make us clean “for all time.” As the perfect sacrifice, this would take away all of
our sins, past present and future. Ritualistic offerings simply can’t do that.
So yes LORD, have Your way! Let your Glory be revealed today, in us, to us, and though us!
Daily Scripture:
3 But instead, those sacrifices actually reminded them of their sins year after year.
So yes LORD, have Your way! Let your Glory be revealed today, in us, to us, and though us!
Daily Scripture:
3 But instead, those sacrifices actually reminded them of their sins year after year.
4 For it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins. 5 That is why, when Christ came into the world, he said to God,
“You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings.
But you have given me a body to offer.
6 You were not pleased with burnt offerings
“You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings.
But you have given me a body to offer.
6 You were not pleased with burnt offerings
or other offerings for sin.
7 Then I said, ‘Look, I have come to do your will, O God—
as is written about me in the Scriptures.’”
8 First, Christ said, “You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings or burnt offerings or other offerings for sin, nor were you pleased with
7 Then I said, ‘Look, I have come to do your will, O God—
as is written about me in the Scriptures.’”
8 First, Christ said, “You did not want animal sacrifices or sin offerings or burnt offerings or other offerings for sin, nor were you pleased with
them” (though they are required by the law of Moses). 9 Then he said, “Look, I have come to do your will.” He cancels the first covenant in order to put the second into effect. 10 For God’s will was for us to be made holy by the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ, once
for all time. - Hebrews 10:3-10
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