Pastor
Nate recently painted a beautiful picture as he preached the unfiltered gospel
on Easter. It came after he read from
Hebrews 9:12-14:
12 With his own blood—not the
blood of goats and calves—he entered the Most Holy Place once for all time and
secured our redemption forever. 13 Under the old system, the blood of
goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer could cleanse people’s bodies from
ceremonial impurity. 14 Just think how much more the blood of Christ will
purify our consciences from sinful deeds[f] so that we can worship the living
God. For by the power of the eternal Spirit, Christ offered himself to God as a
perfect sacrifice for our sins.
What great news! Just think how
much more the blood of Christ will purify our consciences from our sinful deeds
so that we can worship the living God!
Did you know that your conscience must be clear so that you will come to
God, when the enemy would have you believe that you can’t? Satan wants to keep us trapped in our past
when there was no way for us to get to God and no way out of the punishment
that our sins produced. BUT GOD…came
down and took on the form of a man and became our substitute so that we could
become the righteousness that only comes from Him. Now that you’re righteous, according to
Proverbs 4, your path will shine brighter and brighter!
Here’s the picture: You were
once dragging around the sins of your past like a ball and chain on your
foot. Jesus has BROKEN that chain and
you’re no longer tied to your past. Now,
if you slip and fall, it’s not because your past has a hold on you and you
can’t break free, because Jesus BROKE that chain of your past and it no longer
has any hold on you. If you slip and
fall, get right back up because you’re on the path that shines brighter and brighter
and you can now come with a clean conscience before the throne of God and
receive all the mercy and grace you need to overcome in this life!
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