Scripture to Read: Hebrews 9:11-14
God’s Word is so rich and feeds our souls
if we choose to allow His Word into our minds and
hearts. God reminds us today that our Lord Jesus Christ
came, as our Great High Priest, and that Christ alone is
over all the good things to come. God is the giver of all
good things as God declares in James 1:17, “Every good
thing given and every perfect gift is from above, coming
down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no
variation or shifting shadow.” Christ gave us the greatest
gift, our salvation, setting us free from the bondage
and punishment of sin. When Christ ascended to heaven,
He entered the perfect tabernacle. God’s tabernacle
was not made with human hands. God’s tabernacle is
not like anything created here on earth, which can decay
and fade away. Christ was able to enter this perfect
tabernacle because He shed His blood as the ultimate
sacrifice. The Levitical priests brought before God the
Father the blood of goats, bulls, rams, doves, etc…but
Christ gave His own blood. So, when Christ entered the
Holy of Holies in heaven, He secured the redemption
for everyone who surrenders to Him as Lord and Savior
for all eternity. God led the writer of Hebrews to ask,
and I paraphrase, “If the blood of goats and bulls and
the ashes of a heifer could cleanse people’s bodies from
ceremonial impurity, how much more does the blood of
Christ purify us completely so we can worship the living
God?” (Hebrews 9:13-14) We have no excuse for not
worshipping Him today.
Challenge & Application
1. How are you worshipping the living God each new
day?
2. Who needs to hear that Christ is the ultimate sacrifice
who paid the price for their sin? When will you
tell them this Good News?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!