Hebrews 9:23-26 {Lesson 9/Day 7}

Today we honor the life of Billy Graham. He served Christ faithfully and is now Home and whole hearing from his Father, "Well done, good and faithful servant." His life touched yours in ways you probably don't even know. He led over 400 crusades across the world reaching literally millions of people. I was one of them. In 1985 I attended his 1985 Anaheim Crusade, and while I had already given my life to the Lord, it was at that Crusade that I felt the amazing power of the Holy Spirit and the affirming call on my heart to serve Christ with all my heart no matter what. You’ve heard it said, “The only sure things in life are death and taxes.” While that may be true for many, even if some try to find wiggle-room on the taxes part, there’s certainly no wiggling by our own will out of death. Nevertheless, this little statement is incomplete for those who follow Jesus Christ. Christians can add one powerful truth to this phrase: “sin has been put away.” Don’t miss that significant truth in today’s brief study. By the once and for all sacrifice of Jesus our sins have been put away, removed, done away with – treating it as if they no longer existed. Whose sins are treated like this? The Believers. For those who name Jesus as their Savior and their Lord. The one thing that could separate us forever from God has been nullified because of Christ – our better mediator has done exactly that - mediated a better covenant. We have a better deal. While death, taxes, and sin remain a sure thing for all humans – sin and its result (no not taxes!) death are done away with under the cleansing flow of the blood of Jesus. Our sins are cleansed, “if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.” That’s a sure thing. The best sure thing. The only sure thing that ultimately matters. Billy Graham knew this and lived this truth as a testimony for us as well. God bless him. #lmccwomen #DwellingRichly #biblestudy #billygraham