Hebrews 10: 19 Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, 25 not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Because the Church has been around for two thousand years it seems hard to see Church worship as "a new and living way." But because the world and it's methods are older than that, it still takes something different to overcome the world, defeat sin and make believers free. That new way is through the body of Christ. It takes a body , which is God's people who are fully human but only alive in Christ to come before the father who offers such freedom and life. So don't try some end run that avoids sacred worship and the fellowship of the body. We can actually help and encourage each other to grow in faith and obedience to God's will.
Come quickly, Lord Jesus. Amen.
Be with Julie as she goes to pray for her daughter who is gravely ill. Amen.
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