The Perfect Purification

Hebrews 9:23

"It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things

in the heavens should be purified with these; but

the heavenly things themselves with 

better sacrifices than these."

        Christ entered into a "no man made Holy Place;" he entered into the presence of God. We are to think of Christianity not in terms of Church membership but in terms of intimate fellowship with God. Christ entered into the presence of God not only for his own sake but for ours. It was to open the way for us and plead our cause. In Christ there is the greatest paradox in the world, the paradox of the greatest glory and the greatest service, the paradox of one for whom the world exists and who exists for the world, the paradox of the eternal King and the eternal Servant. 

        The sacrifice of Christ never needs to be made again. Year after year the ritual of the Day of Atonement had to go on and the things that blocked the road to God had to be atoned for; but through Christ's sacrifice the road to God is for ever open. Men were always sinners and always will be but that does not mean that Christ must go on offering himself again and again.

        The road is open once and for all. There are operations being made possible for parents to choose the gender of their child, and the color of hair; But no one can recreate salvation! God is still our creator, and Christ is the only way to Heaven! Nothing needs to be added to what Jesus Christ has done to keep open the way to God's love for sinning men. 

        Amen!!

Reading: (Heb. 9:23-28)

May God Bless You

And Your Families

Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.

The Cross Life Ministry