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 In Hebrews 10:11-14 we read that the daily sacrifices made in the Temple by the Hebrew priests only brought a temporary “peace”. In fact. Because the sacrifices continued day after day without ceasing was a reminder of sin that sticks, is embedded and not removed, only covered for a while until the next time. The human heart was still broken and brokenness to varied degrees was & is all it can produce on its own.

 
But when Jesus offered Himself as “the Lamb of God Who take AWAY the sin of the world”, true and everlasting peace, shalom, wholeness, soundness of life was established and would be perfected in those who would trust Him and what He had accomplished once for all time.
 
Those “believers” would be given, as a gift of sheer grace, perfect peace with God. God would make then one with Himself and the Holy Spirit would come to live in and to work out the implications of this holy “shalom” with God. Followers of Jesus Christ are exhorted to remember daily what God has done for them. They are to remember that the One who began the good work of salvation and restoration and redemption in every arena of life has promise to bring that work to completion. They are to remember that their faith depends upon Jesus Christ from start to finish.
 
Humble, trusting and willing, followers of Jesus Christ partner with God Almighty to extend, reveal and bring to bear the Kingdom of God in all of live; leveraging all they have and all they are to show that Jesus has come and that they know why…personally.
 
Jesus Christ keeps coming, daily, transforming His followers from the inside-out because He lives in them to live through them. His call to come and finally begin to live fully human once again is given for all to hear and to respond with honest thanksgiving that God has done for us what we never could do…because He loves us and wants us to become our best selves.



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