November 10

Ezekiel 21:1-22:31; Hebrews 10:1-17; Psalm 108:1-13; Proverbs 27:12

Today I want to deviate from my normal routine and just spend some time meditating on the very powerful words in Hebrews. Have you been noticing the nuggets of sheer beauty and truth and power? Let’s look at a few from today:

“And by that will, we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (Heb. 10:10, emphasis mine).

“But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, he sat down at the right hand of God, waiting from that time until his enemies should be made a footstool for his feet” (vs. 12-13).

“For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified” (vs. 14).

“I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more” (vs. 17).

Do you hear the language here? It’s all encompassing.  (See all [pun not intended] the references to all.) It’s thorough and complete and once, for everyone, for all time. Isn’t that amazing? What Christ did one time on the cross was enough, more than enough, to cover all sin, all lawless deeds, all wickedness for all time. By his one death, he defeated death a million times over. Through him, we are being made perfect.

Let’s sit in that today, overwhelmed with gratitude for what our Savior did.

“Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book’” (vs. 5-7).

Thank you, Lord. Amen.

- Esther McCurry

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