Gift of God Devotional

“For Christ did not enter a sanctuary made with human hands that was only a copy of the true one; he entered heaven itself, now to appear for us in God’s presence. Nor did he enter heaven to offer himself again and again, the way the high priest enters the Most Holy Place every year with blood that is not his own. Otherwise Christ would have had to suffer many times since the creation of the world. But he has appeared once for all at the culmination of the ages to do away with sin by the sacrifice of himself. Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him.” Hebrews‬ ‭9‬:‭24‬-‭28‬ ‭NIV

“What can wash away my sin? 

Nothing but the blood of Jesus. 

What can make me whole again? 

Nothing but the blood of Jesus.”

That classic hymn is so simple, yet so powerful. Christ came and died for our sins. He Himself was blameless and is still blameless, and yet He died so that we might be blameless in God’s eyes.

In the Old Testament, under the Law, it was necessary to sacrifice a blood offering regularly to atone for the sins of the people. However, Jesus came and sacrificed Himself as a blood offering once so that we no longer need to offer a sacrifice.

Christ came to destroy sin and its consequences – and He has already won. So when you feel like you are struggling with temptation and sin, or when you feel like you just can’t win this battle – remember, He has already won! Jesus made one sacrifice – Himself – and now we are free from the bondage of sin.

Are you still holding on to the sins of the past? Do you let them eat at you and make you feel like you can’t be right in God’s eyes? 

We are FREE from those thoughts! God sees us as perfect – and if you let Him, He will show you that you are free from the sins that bind you. He will show you that you are no longer bound by the ways of the world.

How can you trust in Jesus’ sacrifice today? How can you let go of the sins that are binding you?