Hebrews 10:11-14 [15-18] 19-25 (NRSV)
Read Hebrews 10:11-14 [15-18] 19-25 on biblegateway.com
Verse 11And every priest stands day after day at his service, offering again and again the same sacrifices that can never take away sins. Verse 12But when Christ had offered for all time a single sacrifice for sins, "he sat down at the right hand of God," Verse 13and since then has been waiting "until his enemies would be made a footstool for his feet." Verse 14For by a single offering he has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.[ Verse 15And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us, for after saying, Verse 16"This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds," Verse 17he also adds, "I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more." Verse 18Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin.]
Verse 19Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, Verse 20by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh), Verse 21and since we have a great priest over the house of God, Verse 22let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Verse 23Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. Verse 24And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, Verse 25not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Devotion
“I will put my laws in their hearts, and I will write them on their minds.” (Hebrews 10:16)
In November 2011, the Lord called my husband Larry and I to serve Veterans/Military members and their families. We continued to serve at retreats all over the United States through the summer of 2019. In the spring of 2016, our lives changed when Larry was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma from his exposure to Agent Orange in Southeast Asia in the 1970s.
After much prayer and conversation, we decided that I would go to Luther Seminary, with the goal of continuing this important work on my own, if necessary. Happily, today Larry and I are still serving the Lord together in a Rocky Mountain Synod ministry called Veteran Servant Corps Project.
As I think about the unexpected ways God has worked in my life, I celebrate God’s steadfast love in allowing Larry and I to serve Veterans all these years. God’s will truly has been written on my heart and mind throughout this journey.
Prayer
Thank you, Lord, for trusting us with your work on earth. Amen.
Interested in digging deeper into today’s text?
Read more here.