Jesus Blood

Living in Covenant

A Fulfilled Covenant

Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5) 

The New Covenants Sacrifice

Hebrews 10:19-25 The Message

Don’t Throw It All Away

19-21 So, friends, we can now—without hesitation—walk right up to God, into “the Holy Place.” Jesus has cleared the way by the blood of his sacrifice, acting as our priest before God. The “curtain” into God’s presence is his body.
22-25 So let’s do it—full of belief, confident that we’re presentable inside and out. Let’s keep a firm grip on the promises that keep us going. He always keeps his word. Let’s see how inventive we can be in encouraging love and helping out, not avoiding worshiping together as some do but spurring each other on, especially as we see the big Day approaching.

Reflection

Blood sacrifices are not an essential component of modern God worship. In the time of Jesus, however, blood sacrifice was a necessary part of committing oneself or a group of people to obedience to God.

Today, we Christians substitute the sacrament of communion.  It is a symbolic reminder of Jesus, who offered himself as a sacrifice on the cross. Communion is a reminder of the extent to which we too sacrifice our lives to the will of God. Jesus blood sacrifice has shown us all that we no longer need animal sacrifices to become purified. Through Jesus, we have been shown that the curtain of the institutional priesthood is not necessary for us to commune with the living God.

Jesus is not the gatekeeper of the office of God. Instead, Jesus has shown us The Way so that we might escape our human condition and learn to love as God loves, forgive as God forgives, and to promote justice as God is just. Christ is the open door to the power and grace of God.

Pray

Pray so that you will be more able to forgive. Pray so that you will be more able to love.  Pray so that you will be juster,  acting in conformity to the will of God.
So you may grow in Grace, pray.