ICS Daily Devotions
His Blood Has Obtained Peace with God for Us
Hebrews 10:11-12 (NKJV) And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God
There was a yearly reminder of the sin committed even after sacrificing the goats and calves to God in the Old Testament. The work of the high priest had to be done continuously until Jesus became the ultimate high priest for mankind. Jesus entered into the Most High Place in the heavenly tabernacle with His blood for us. Jesus’ blood obtained an eternal redemption for us thereafter Jesus sat down beside the Heavenly Father. Jesus being our high priest finished what the human high priest couldn’t do with the animal sacrifices. There were no longer sacrifices needed because Jesus had completely dealt with the sin issue. His blood has obtained PEACE with God for us. It is purely God’s grace. It is the work of the redemption that earned us the right standing with God therefore whom God has justified then nobody can condemn. Hence, do not allow condemnation and the accusation of the devil to prevent you from entering in God’s presence daily.
Ephesians 1:3 (NKJV) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
The Apostle Paul being a scholar of the law and understood the freedom achieved in Christ was praying for the believers. He was praying for all to see and understand or have the spiritual insight of how blessed we are to be blessed with all the spiritual blessings in the heavenly places. God has chosen to use Christ to bless us with all the spiritual blessings in the heavenly places. We are hidden in Christ. In other words, we are deemed accepted in the beloved using what Jesus Christ has obtained for us through His blood. This identity is established on our being and not in our doing. It was established on our being in Christ. Jesus has attained everything for us to have the right and the ability to stand righteous before God. He has justified us, and nobody shall be able to bring a charge against us now or in the future. The devil is not able to accuse us before God. It was God who has made us righteous and justified us through the work of Jesus Christ. There is no need to perform on our part but trust in the completed work of Jesus. It is a strong and unshakeable foundation because it has to do with all that God has done for us. It has nothing to do with us because we will never be able to achieve the status given to us. That’s the abundance of God’s grace.
Sermon Series: Spur on One Another
