Thursday – Letters

Reading – Hebrews 7

Highlight Verse:

“For the law never made anything perfect. But now we have confidence in a better hope, through which we draw near to God.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭7‬:‭19‬ ‭NLT‬‬

There are many ways that Jesus is so much better of a priest than the Old Testament priests.

This whole chapter is a nice logical discourse on that subject.

But this one verse sums it up nicely.

Basically, the law fell short of what Jesus did. Jesus made the perfect sacrifice, taking away our guilt so that we can be close to God.

That truly is the best hope and the deepest joy.

As we go through this season of Lent (which I completely forgot about yesterday, Ash Wednesday), let’s focus on that hope that was fulfilled on Easter Sunday 2000 years ago.

What is one way you can sharpen your daily focus on Jesus?
Have you ever found yourself trying to earn your way to heaven through keeping the Old Testament Law (or legalistic church rules)? In what ways has accepting Jesus brought you closer to God?