Scripture to Read: Hebrews 13:10-14
Today God the Father takes us back to
the Tabernacle, in Hebrews 13:10-14, to remind us that
true worship of Him does NOT happen at an altar made
by men, but true worship happens by following our Lord
Jesus Christ. The altar was in the Holy Place within the
Tabernacle where the high priest brought the blood sacrifice
of a lamb as an offering for sin. The high priest had no
right to eat of the true altar in heaven because the Tabernacle
was only a representation of the true heavenly Tabernacle.
The sin offering was a constant reminder of the
seriousness of sin and because of the seriousness of the
offering, it would be burned outside the camp. The animal
sacrifice was a foreshadowing (picture) of Christ’s sacrifice
of Himself, who paid the full price for our sin. Christ
suffered outside the camp because His sacrifice was not
just for the nation of Israel, but Christ’s sacrifice was for
all people groups, all nations, for all time. God led the
writer of Hebrews to tell the original readers, who were all
Jews, to go outside the camp to abandon the established
ordinances of Judaism and to go to Christ. These original
Jews were to leave their religious system and trust in
Christ alone for their salvation from their sin. We are to do
the same by not trusting in any religious system of good
works but to trust in Christ alone. Nothing in this world
lasts; therefore, we must focus on our home in heaven
with our Lord.
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you about the seriousness of sin,
and what did Christ do for all mankind?
2. Who will you share these truths with this week?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!