December 17
Hebrews 10-11
"let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in
full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a
guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water." (Hebrews
10:22, NIV)
Many Christians hesitate
to speak of the cleansing work of the blood of Jesus. We will speak of the
saving work, we will talk of how Jesus’ death on the cross gave us the victory
over death so we can have eternal life with God in heaven. But His blood also
washes us of our sin. He purifies us so we can draw near to God in our lives,
not just in our deaths. His blood gives us assurance that our sin and guilt
have been removed and we have been empowered through the work of the Holy
Spirit to live lives sold out for Jesus.
When we enter in to a
relationship with Jesus we are set aside for Him. In other words, we are made
holy. Holiness is not something we do for ourselves; it is something God does
for us. Our part in the process is to surrender to Christ, He is faithful to
cleanse us and to make us holy unto Him. God is looking for those who will come
to Him with sincere hearts, truly seeking to be shaped into the image of
Christ. If we come with sincerity, He will cleanse us and make us holy.
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