“And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.” – Hebrews 9:11
Scripture reading: Hebrews 9:15-28
The first covenant was ratified with the sprinkling of blood by Moses (vs. 19-20). The day that Moses made the covenant, almost everything was somehow touched with blood. The vessels, altar, scrolls, priests and people, they all needed the blood of sprinkling. Blood, lots of blood was needed
Do you understand the preciousness and power of the blood of the New Covenant? Moments before His death, Jesus instituted the New Covenant with the words: This is My blood of the New Covenant, [or Testament] shed for many for the remission of sins. He was saying: My blood needs to be shed, so that it can sprinkle many people, that many share in my inheritance. Without my blood there is no forgiveness!
That night and the following day, Jesus’ blood flowed! He sweated blood in the garden, crawling over the ground as a worm. His back was brutally plowed, and slashed open (cf. Psalm 129:3). The crown of thorns made his head bleed. The nails would be driven through His hands and feet. The spear would pierce his side…
Why? Because Jesus’ blood is better than Moses’ blood of sprinkling! Isaiah tells us, just in the chapter prior to that grand 53rd chapter: SO! (In this way) shall He sprinkle many nations! (cf. Isa 52:15). This was needed so that our spiritual life can be cleansed… Our prayers, worship, good deeds, words, emotions, desires, will, and our whole life, needs to be pardoned and purified… And our future inheritance be assured!
Suggestions for prayer
Confess your need for the pardon and purification of the blood of Christ for your whole spiritual life, and for the assurance of your future inheritance. Ask Him to apply it with renewed power to your soul.
Rev. Pieter van der Hoek has been serving the Heritage Reformed Church of Hull, Iowa, since July 2023. Prior to that he served the Heritage Reformed Church of Burgessville, Ontario. Get this devotional delivered directly to your phone each day via our RP App. This devotional is made available by the Nearer To God Devotional team, who also make available in print, for purchase, at NTGDevotional.com.
