He entered once for
all into the holy places, not by means of the blood of goats and calves, but by
means of His own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption.
Hebrews
9:12
Jesus has entered in the holy
place by means of His own blood. Not by the sacrifice of goats or calves,
sacrificing animals to enter in to a place of communion with God. But Jesus did
it by means of His own blood. Because of the blood that He has shed on the
cross He has made it possible for us to enter into this holy place as well,
having communion with God. Jesus Christ is the perfect holy priest, mediator,
and bridge between us and God. He has made it possible for us to spend an
eternity with Him. Without the shedding of His blood on the cross there would
be no way we could spend eternity with God in heaven. For the shedding of
animals blood is not good enough, goats and calves are not a perfect sacrifice,
they are flawed and imperfect. But Jesus Christ lived a perfect and sinless
life, making Him the only perfect sacrifice ever capable of bridging the gap
between us and God. Without Jesus doing this we would be eternally desperate
and desolate people without a way to get to God. God knew this and sent His son
Jesus to this earth to live a perfect life and die on the cross for our sins.
That was Jesus’ mission and purpose from His birth, to live a perfect life and
then be the perfect sacrifice for our sins. We no longer need to sacrifice
animals and shed their blood, we must look at what Jesus has done for us and
trust in that finished work. He has finished the work forever and sealed our
inheritance of heaven. When we put our trust in His finished work our name is
written in the Book of Life, which secures our promise of eternal life and
redemption with Him. I hold onto His promise of heaven because of what He has
done on the cross, He is forever faithful to His promise. It is finished.
Application- hold onto His promise of eternal life. Not on
the promises of this world.
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