NOVEMBER 27 - GRACE IN CHRIST
READ Hebrews 9
The old covenant of law is a picture of the new covenant of grace in Christ.
INSIGHT
Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sin (v. 22). We are not told why that is true, only that it is. “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23), and “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). Wherever there is sin, someone must die. We can pay the penalty for our own sin, which is our own eternal, spiritual death, or the death which Christ suffered can be placed on our account. His death can count for ours, and we do not have to die spiritually. Faith is the vehicle by which this transaction takes place. Whoever believes in Jesus will not perish but will have eternal life. (see John 3:16)
PRAYER
Because God has allowed His Son, Jesus Christ, to die in our place, praise Him with the words of this psalm:
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
To sing praise to your name, Most High,
To declare your faithful love in the morning
And your faithfulness at night
To declare, “The Lord is just; he is my rock,
And there is no unrighteousness in him.”
(Psalm 92:1-2, 15).
Pause for praise and thanksgiving. Now pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
No temptation has come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to bear it (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind, and pray this affirmation to the Lord:
This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent — Jesus Christ (John 17:3).
As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:
Close your worship time with this prayer to the Lord:
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17).
The old covenant of law is a picture of the new covenant of grace in Christ.
INSIGHT
Without the shedding of blood, there is no forgiveness of sin (v. 22). We are not told why that is true, only that it is. “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23), and “the wages of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). Wherever there is sin, someone must die. We can pay the penalty for our own sin, which is our own eternal, spiritual death, or the death which Christ suffered can be placed on our account. His death can count for ours, and we do not have to die spiritually. Faith is the vehicle by which this transaction takes place. Whoever believes in Jesus will not perish but will have eternal life. (see John 3:16)
PRAYER
Because God has allowed His Son, Jesus Christ, to die in our place, praise Him with the words of this psalm:
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
To sing praise to your name, Most High,
To declare your faithful love in the morning
And your faithfulness at night
To declare, “The Lord is just; he is my rock,
And there is no unrighteousness in him.”
(Psalm 92:1-2, 15).
Pause for praise and thanksgiving. Now pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
No temptation has come upon you except what is common to humanity. But God is faithful; he will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to bear it (1 Corinthians 10:13).
Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind, and pray this affirmation to the Lord:
This is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and the one you have sent — Jesus Christ (John 17:3).
As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:
- Greater faithfulness in sharing Christ
- National and world affairs
- Whatever else is on your heart
Close your worship time with this prayer to the Lord:
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and good hope by grace, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good work and word (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17).
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