Hebrews 10:19-22
Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have
confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us
through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over
the house of God, 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.
The waves pushed and pulled.
We rested on the rocks under Marblehead Lighthouse in northern
Ohio. Lake Erie's water ebbed and flowed over the shore. A splash, then the
water washed the stone, over and over. As I watched the water run in and out, I
noticed how it rolled over the same stones in the same pattern. With every wave,
the flow touched that rock again and again.
I remember a song from my childhood days in church that asked
if you were washed by the blood of the Lamb. I was baptized around fourteen
years old and was washed by water and the blood of Jesus. I'm not certain, at
that age, if I understood what salvation meant. I believed in Jesus and knew He
loved me, but it took me years to have the faith I needed to trust God with all
of my heart.
Hebrews talks a lot about how to live life as a follower of
Jesus. I love I can have confidence living for Jesus. My faith grows more each
day. Watching the water flow over the rock reminded me I'm on a journey, and God
washes over me with His love, grace, and hope. As the rock continues to be
shaped by the lake water, I continue to be molded by my Creator.
Allow God to wash you with His mercy and grace.