It's Only By Your Blood

"But as for me, by Your abundant lovingkindness I will enter Your house, At Your holy temple I will bow in reverence for You." (Psalms 5:7 NAS95S)

We enter the Lord's house by grace; not by works, not by wisdom, not by wealth, but solely by grace alone.  Paul Baloche's song Offering captures the essence of this passage...

Offering

by Paul Baloche

The sun cannot compare to  

The glory of Your love 

There is no shadow in Your presence 

No mortal man would dare 

To stand before Your throne 

Before the Holy One of heaven 

It's only by your blood 

And its only by your mercy 

Lord, I come 

(Chorus) 

I bring an offering 

Of worship to my King 

No one on earth deserves 

The praises that I sing 

Jesus may you receive 

The honor that You're due 

O Lord, I bring an offering to you

 

O the Love and Grace of God our Father; that He would make a way for us to enter the Most Holy Place of His Mighty Presence through the blood of the Lamb!  Who are we that He is mindful of us?  O Glory!  Glory to His name. 

Glory to Your name Jesus.  I praise You this morning for the truth of Your word.  I praise You that we may approach Your throne through Your shed blood; the blood You spilled on Calvary's cross.  

Yes I praise You for the words of assurance, confidence, and strength found in Hebrews 10:

"Every priest stands daily ministering and offering time after time the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins; but He, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, waiting from that time onward UNTIL HIS ENEMIES BE MADE A FOOTSTOOL FOR HIS FEET. For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified. And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying, "THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THEM AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD: I WILL PUT MY LAWS UPON THEIR HEART, AND ON THEIR MIND I WILL WRITE THEM," He then says, "AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE." Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin. 

Therefore, brethren, since we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near." (Hebrews 10:11-25 NAS95S)

O Lord Jesus, the day is drawing near.  "We are closer now than when we first believed... even so, come Lord Jesus" (Romans 13:11, Revelation 22:20).  Come and take us home.  Come and take us to that place where there will be no more sickness, sorrow, or death.  Come and dwell in us now that we may be with You then.  Come and fill us now that others may come.  Yes, as we see the day drawing near, may we be Your witnesses, may You fill Your people with all the fulness of God.  May You empower us to bring joy and hope to those so desperately in need.  

Jesus I put myself in Your hands.  I put our church in Your hands.  I put this world in Your hands.  Come now I pray.  Amen!