It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor.
Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on Hebrews 9:11-12 — “But when Christ came as high priest of the good things that are now already here, he went through the greater and more perfect tabernacle… He entered the Most Holy Place once for all by his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption.”
Which would you prefer? The shadow of the Eiffel Tower, or the tower itself? A famous person’s picture, or meeting that celebrity in person? In each case, the first hints at what only the second can reveal. The Old Testament system of sacrifices was an imperfect forerunner of the perfect sacrifice to come. B.F. Westcott probes the meaning behind both. The Levitical sacrifices expressed atonement and fellowship, resting on the idea of a covenant. In vivid symbols and outward forms, they showed how human beings might yet reach the destiny for which they were created. The self-sacrifice of Christ on the cross fulfilled absolutely all that was shadowed forth. His sacrifice has a spiritual, eternal, and universal validity, where the shadow was necessarily external and confined. Westcott notes two series of blessings Christ gained for mankind: the restoration of our right relationship to God, violated by sin, and the fulfilling of the purpose of creation, our attainment of the divine likeness. What the readers of the Old Testament could only picture imperfectly, we can appreciate fully: the perfect sacrifice of Christ. The picture is no longer shadowy. It is perfectly clear. The way of redemption and right standing with God is open through Jesus Christ. So the question remains: are you perfectly clear about your standing with God?
After you listen, go back and read Hebrews 9:1-10 for yourself — open your devotional to page 773, pull up the app, or grab your free copy at mindwolves.com/tfw. Let God speak to you directly, in your own time, in your own home.
A godly husband isn’t made in a day. Neither is a godly wife, a godly father, or a godly mother. They’re made in moments like this one — one verse, one choice, one day at a time.
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Grace and peace to you and your home.