December 4, 2013
It's a sobering fact: we're all destined to one day die. In fact, we literally have an appointment with death: "it is appointed for men to die once" (Hebrews 9.27). I don't like that fact any more than you do, and another truth is equally troublesome: "after this comes judgment" (Hebrews 9.27). We have both an appointment with death, and one for judgement before our Father. These two truths cast a huge shadow over our mortal lives, and would easily leave us pessimistic and negative. But, a greater truth overarches these: "Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him." (Hebrews 9.28) Death need not be final, nor judgment a condemnation.
There is One who was born to die, so that you and I might truly live. He who has paid the price for sin and destined to "appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin". For those whose sin problem has been solved through Christ, there is eager expectation of the gift of immortality, and life in the age to come on a renewed earth.
The great truths contained in Hebrews 9.27-28 are worth sharing with those we know and love. It is imperative that every person face the fact of mortality and judgment, and embrace the only solution to this universal dilemma. The problem of sin, resulting in death and judgment, is solved through faith in the Christ who paid the price. The priority, then, is to live so as to "eagerly await Him." This means living a dedicated life of sacrifice and service to and through the One who has paid the price for us. It means living supernaturally through the life of the Spirit - unconditionally loving others, humbly serving, showing preference to those in the family of God, and actively sharing our great hope. In essence, we live life now according to the standards of the age to come.
May these great verses in Hebrews 9 cause us to see the true reality of life, and more fully appreciate our Father's solution through His Son. As those who "eagerly await Him", may we be about His important business today.
Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2013
Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
Amazon ebook devotional - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FQ1Q9GW
There is One who was born to die, so that you and I might truly live. He who has paid the price for sin and destined to "appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin". For those whose sin problem has been solved through Christ, there is eager expectation of the gift of immortality, and life in the age to come on a renewed earth.
The great truths contained in Hebrews 9.27-28 are worth sharing with those we know and love. It is imperative that every person face the fact of mortality and judgment, and embrace the only solution to this universal dilemma. The problem of sin, resulting in death and judgment, is solved through faith in the Christ who paid the price. The priority, then, is to live so as to "eagerly await Him." This means living a dedicated life of sacrifice and service to and through the One who has paid the price for us. It means living supernaturally through the life of the Spirit - unconditionally loving others, humbly serving, showing preference to those in the family of God, and actively sharing our great hope. In essence, we live life now according to the standards of the age to come.
May these great verses in Hebrews 9 cause us to see the true reality of life, and more fully appreciate our Father's solution through His Son. As those who "eagerly await Him", may we be about His important business today.
Steve
©Steve Taylor, 2013
Be sure to also visit http://thetruthrevolution.wordpress.com/
Amazon ebook devotional - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00FQ1Q9GW
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