Welcome to our new project, the Daily Bible Devotional. The goal is to help you understand and apply

scripture as you go through a New Testament Bible read five days a week, Monday through Friday,

as we move from Matthew straight through to Revelation. In under four minutes each morning, we will recap the chapter,

make some application, present thought questions for the day, and offer a prayer together.

I'm excited about exploring God's word with you, so let's get started.

Welcome to our study today from Hebrews the ninthth chapter. Under the old covenant, worship took

place in a sacred tent divided into two sections, a holy place and a most holy place. Only the high

priest could enter the inner room, and that was only once a year, bringing animal blood for

the sins of the people and himself. These rituals symbolized that full access to

God was not yet open. But Christ changed everything. He entered a greater heavenly sanctuary

and offered his own blood, not the blood of animals. His sacrifice brings eternal redemption

and cleanses the believer's conscience. A covenant requires death, and his death

established a new and a better covenant. After ascending into the holy place of heaven, he will come again,

having already dealt with sin, bringing final salvation to those eagerly waiting for him.

Praise be to God for what Jesus Christ has accomplished

through his blood and his promise of a return. We see the beauty and seriousness of God's design

through the old covenant. It taught us the weight of sin and the need for sacrifice. But now through

Jesus we have something even greater. He entered a more perfect place, not made by human hands, and offered his own blood to secure

eternal redemption.

His sacrifice not only cleanses the outside, it reaches our hearts and clears our conscience.

We are invited to serve God with full assurance, not because of our efforts, but because of his

mercy.

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