Hebrews 10:15-25
15 And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying, 16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds, 17 then he adds, I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more. 18 Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin. 19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
God's forgiveness is amazing. When we think of our sin, we naturally and properly feel guilty. But we can "draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water" (verse 22). What our hearts are "sprinkled" with is the blood of Jesus, the ultimate sacrifice that cleanses us of our guilt. As verse 17 says, quoting Jeremiah, "I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more". This is almost incomprehensible, for we are not deserving of this, and do not contribute at all to this forgiveness. So all we can do is accept this great forgiveness, thank God for what He has done, and rest in the assurance that "he who promised is faithful" (verse 23).
Lord, thank you for Your amazing, unwarranted forgiveness.
15 And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying, 16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, declares the Lord: I will put my laws on their hearts, and write them on their minds, 17 then he adds, I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more. 18 Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin. 19 Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, 20 by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, 25 not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.
God's forgiveness is amazing. When we think of our sin, we naturally and properly feel guilty. But we can "draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water" (verse 22). What our hearts are "sprinkled" with is the blood of Jesus, the ultimate sacrifice that cleanses us of our guilt. As verse 17 says, quoting Jeremiah, "I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more". This is almost incomprehensible, for we are not deserving of this, and do not contribute at all to this forgiveness. So all we can do is accept this great forgiveness, thank God for what He has done, and rest in the assurance that "he who promised is faithful" (verse 23).
Lord, thank you for Your amazing, unwarranted forgiveness.