November 14

Hebrews 10:19-39
Because of the provision of His body, His law is written in our hearts. It is not a standard outside of us. But it is in us. That is part of the reason a carnal Christian is often more miserable than the non-Christian. The Christian has the law on their hearts. They know they are disobedient. They know the Spirit is not in control. It makes them miserable. That is a mercy of the Lord so that we will be driven back to Him. His body was prepared to take care of our sin. He dwells now in the heavenlies before God the Father so that when we have had enough of our misery, we can enter the holy place through Him. When we have dealt with the sin (repent), we can once again draw near. His blood sprinkles us clean. His water washes our evil conscience.
However, if we refuse to deal with our sin (repent), it is an indication that we really do not think that sin is so evil so as to bring death. If we do not think that sin is so evil so as to bring death, then we are implying that the sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ is of little value. After all if our sin is not so evil as to bring death then we could have saved ourselves--who needs a specially prepared body? That is a dangerous accusation to make of the living God who gave His life for us. If we have that attitude toward sin, He will indeed be terrifying to us. He hates sin and won't let us dwell in it. Our dwelling in sin is tantamount to saying that His blood is useless.
That is why we must speak the glory of the Lord Jesus to one another. That is why we must exhort one another to love and good deeds. That is why we cannot forsake the assembling of ourselves together. That is why we must be open to others speaking the glory of the Lord to us. When we stand in His glory, we sin our sin, then we can repent. He is indeed holy and effective! Indeed we serve a glorious King! Speak His glory to someone today!
--Pastor John