SCRIPTURE: Hebrews 6-8
“Such a high priest truly meets our need—one who is holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners, exalted above the heavens.” (Hebrews 7:26)
Because creation fell victim to human rebellion, God had to intervene.
The first stage was an arrangement (covenant) unveiled through Moses.
He rescued an enslaved people and put them under a strict code.
The Moses Code was filled with symbolic messages of warning and blessing.
But at the heart of it was the message of grace, portrayed through the temple, the priests and sacrifices.
The point of them all: God will take care of once and for all the guilt and grip of our sin.
Jesus is the final installment of God’s plan, representing a new arrangement.
We don’t need a temple, priests or sacrifices anymore; we have Jesus.
He has secured our forgiveness and set us free from the curse of and death.
Now, with Jesus, we are anchored to eternity, and nothing can separate us from God.
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.” (Hebrews 6:19)
I do not need to follow Moses’s laws to be forgiven, I am forgiven!
I do not need to observe religious rituals or traditions, I am free!
I do not need to perform for God to be accepted, I am fully restored!
I am not motivated by guilt or by the need to impress God, I am motivated by love and gratitude.
I feel for those Christians that still feel the burden of the obsolete covenant.
Jesus is all we need, the perfect mediator, the perfect supporter, the perfect Lord!
What do you sense the Lord saying to you?
PRAYER
Lord Jesus, thank You for saving me from fear, from guilt, from religious performance, from the Law. Thank You for strength for today, and bright hope for tomorrow!