Sabbath, June 14, 2008
Hebrews 10:15-18
And the Holy Spirit also bears witness to us; for after saying,
“This is the covenant that I will make with them
after those days, declares the Lord:
I will put my laws on their hearts,
and write them on their minds,”
then he adds,
“I will remember their sins and their lawless deeds no more.”
Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin. (ESV)
by Leota Stevens
While raising six children in a big and busy household, I have often had to write down individual chore lists for the children to follow. On occasion I would be delightfully surprised when the chores on the list had been accomplished and one or two of the children had gone the extra mile and cleaned or repaired something just because they knew it would make me happy. I wasn’t just a list of things to do; I was someone they loved and wanted to please. When we accept Christ’s sacrifice and forgiveness, his law becomes real in our hearts. It is no longer a matter of do’s and don’ts; it’s a matter of love and pleasing the one to whom our life is devoted. Great freedom is derived from serving humbly through love, rather than rigidly following a chore list for life.
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2008, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service .
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