Today's short thoughts come from Hebrews 9:13-14. Here the author writes, "For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling those who have been defiled, sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?"
The writer continues to contrast the differences between that which occurred in the earthy sanctuary and that which occurred in the heavenly one. Remember, the gifts and sacrifices offered in the earthly sanctuary could not make the worshiper perfect in conscience. They related "only to food and drink and various washings, regulations for the body imposed until a time of reformation." As seen in today's passage, they were for a cleansing of the flesh, an outer or surface cleansing if you will. And although they were a shadow of what would come to pass in Christ one day, they lacked the power to address the root problem, defilement from sin.
So the question posed in today's passage is "if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer" could sanctify for the cleansing of the flesh, how much more will the blood of Christ cleanse one's conscience, whereby instilling in the one cleansed, the ability to serve the living God? The implied answer can only be, infinitely more! The one could not make the worshiper perfect in conscience while the blood of Christ cleanses one's conscience from dead works and empowers them to serve the living God!
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