Christ is the Only Sacrifice for Sin (Heb. 10:26-27)

SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 05-17-03

 

 

My Worship Time                              Focus:  Christ is the Only Sacrifice for Sin

 

Bible Reading & Meditation             Reference:  Hebrews 10:26, 27

 

            Message of the verse:  “26 If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.”  (NASB)  “Dear friends, if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received a full knowledge of the truth, there is no other sacrifice that will cover these sins.  There will be nothing to look forward to but the terrible expectation of God’s judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies.”  (NLT)

            As in the other exhortations that are in this book there are different views on whom the author is writing about, whether he is speaking to believers or to non-believers.  As in all of the other exhortations that are in this book I believe that the author is writing to believers and am encouraged from reading the writings of Dr. Warren Wiersbe to strengthen my beliefs along this line of thinking.  In verse 26 the author is speaking about sinning deliberately and the fact that in the OT their was not a sacrifice for this kind of sin, a sin that David committed and fell upon the mercy of God because he knew that there was no sacrifice to care for it. 

            The exhortations that are in Hebrews continually go spiritually downward in direction and this is the furthest downward for a believer to go, and that is despising the Word of God.  The despising of the Word of God is a willful sin as seen in the latter part of verse 26 where is says “the knowledge of the truth.”  I want to say that this can also pertain to an unbeliever who continues to turn down the offer that God has given to him for salvation and there is no other sacrifice for him if he indeed rejects the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for his salvation.  There comes a time in an unbeliever’s life when the Spirit of God will give up on Him and he will someday experience the “raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.” 

 

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  This is a warning that I as a believer need to take very seriously and also on a personal level pray for Andy that he would stop his downward spiral and get his life back on track so that it will be honoring to the Lord.

 

The Word of God was challenging to my heart as I read it this morning.

 

My Steps of Faith Today:  To continue to trust the Lord to give me victory over fear, to continue to trust the Lord for peace in our financial problems that we are going through at this time in our lives.