“But Christ being come an high
priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not
made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; neither by the blood of
goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place,
having obtained eternal redemption for us” Hebrews 9:11-12..
LIGHT FOR THE
NOW: Jesus
Christ offered himself once as a more perfect sacrifice than the blood of
bulls.
In the Old Testament, the temple
Solomon built was divided into two parts: outside was the temple court, where
the animals for sacrifices were killed. Then, there was the temple itself; the
first part of it being the holy place, and only the priest could go in there
then. The second part of it was the most holy place, separated from the first
tabernacle with a thick veil. While the priest ministered in the holy place,
only the high priest could go into the most holy place which is the inner
sanctuary and he did that once a year. To go into the most holy place, he had
to offer sacrifices to God for himself and for others; he could only go in
there with the blood of an animal (Hebrews 9:6-8). Moreover, at the end of one
year, that atonement would expire and another would be required. Regardless of
the sacrifices performed by the high priest every year, sin was never taken
away and the presence of God was still not accessible to the people. Moreso,
the altar which the high priest performed the sacrifices had to be sanctified
with other sacrifices before the gifts were put on it, including all the
utensils in the temple. In other words, the tabernacle that was supposed to be
so holy and make things holy, was itself not holy enough.
Then the Bible says that Jesus,
being a high priest in the order of Melchisedec came with a greater and more
perfect tabernacle, and offered Himself once and for all. Hebrews 10:5 says,”Sacrifice
and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me”. His
body was the greater and more perfect tabernacle, and through Him, the presence
of God is now open to all who believe. Now we have the boldness to “enter into the holiest by the blood of
Jesus, by a new and living way, which he hath consecreated for us, through the
veil, that is to say, his flesh” (Hebrews 10:19-20).
INSTRUCTION: Receive the boldness to ask and
receive from God.
PRAYER: Father, thank you for the sacrifice of the Lord
Jesus, offered once and for all to takeaway my sins, in Jesus Name. Amen!
QUOTE: The one time death of Christ guarantees our victory.
DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNIN: LUKE
CHAPTER 17; EVENING: ESTHER CHAPTER 3
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