Sunday Devo - October 26, 2025

For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? (Hebrews 9:13-14)

The sin offering is described in great detail in Leviticus, chapter 4. It included provisions for the priests, for the rulers, for the congregation and for the individual.

In order for the Messiah to bring the blessings of the New Covenant, the better way. He had to fulfill the Old Covenant. The point is, if the Old Covenant was capable of cleansing (although not complete), how much more shall the blood of Christ cleanse us?
Notice the language used here: "through the eternal Spirit". Jesus was the only man who pre-existed eternally before incarnating as Man. Of course He is God “in the beginning”, took on human form, and now is still God. Beginning and End. He has an endless life.
 
He "offered Himself" It's one thing to sacrifice an animal, it's totally different to sacrifice yourself. When you consider the animals were taken involuntarily and without understanding of what would happen to them. Christ gave Himself voluntarily and with full knowledge. Something I never thought about was the natural reaction as a human for self preservation. Jesus, in addition to all the other temptations He overcame, was the reflex to try and survive. As it says here, He was "without spot". 100% surrendered to the will of God.

We can be so thankful to be in the New Covenant with Jesus.
-Bob