Good Morning Friends,
“Therefore, brothers, since we have
confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and
living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we
have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to God with a
sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to
cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure
water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is
faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and
good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of
doing, but let us encourage one another -- and all the more as you see the Day
approaching.” (Hebrews 10:19-25)
We can enter the Most Holy Place, the very
presence of God Himself. We have a way opened for us to it by the blood that
Jesus shed for us. We have a great high priest who is there for us, interceding
our behalf.
Therefore ...
Draw near to God. Do it honestly, not with
any pretense or hypocrisy, just honestly come to God. Do it with assurance,
knowing that if we come through Jesus we will be let into God’s presence. In
Christ, we have been made ready to enter because of the cleansing from sin we
have received. Without that cleansing there is no way to enter, the door is
blocked to those who have not been washed clean.
Hold on to your hope. It’s not always easy to
do that. Roadblocks to hope are ahead. There are curves in the road we must
walk. We can’t always see past the difficulties. But hold on to the hope. And
we hold on for good reason: God has already proven Himself faithful at every
past turn and through every past roadblock, and He will show Himself faithful
in those ahead, too.
Help one another. We’re not on this pathway
alone. There are others who are struggling to hold on to their faith. We have a
responsibility to help each other. Encourage them, challenge them, love them.
And meet with them! It’s easy to stop meeting with other believers. Sometimes
it doesn’t seem like we get much out of it. But that’s not the only reason to
meet. We meet to help others, too.
We have a great high priest. That changes, or
should change, the way we live. And one more truth: He’s coming again. That’s
the great day we await. Keep walking the pathway until He comes.
His, by Grace,
Steve
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