A JOYFUL GATHERING

Hebrews 12:22 NLT

No, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, 

the heavenly Jerusalem, 

and to countless thousands of angels 

in a joyful gathering. 

23 You have come to the Assembly of God’s firstborn children, 

whose names are written in heaven. 

24 You have come to Jesus, 

the one who mediates the new covenant 

between God and people, 

and to the sprinkled blood, 

which speaks of forgiveness 

instead of crying out for vengeance 

like the blood of Abel.

The writer to the Hebrews reminds believers in Jesus where, and who, they have come to. We no longer need to go to Mount Sinai where the Law was given and God gave His dire warnings about not keeping His covenant. 

Instead he encourages them to know they have now come to Mount Zion which is a joyful gathering, to the place where God lives, a place of affirming their names are written in heaven.

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine seeing one angel but he talks about countless thousands of angels that we can come and be part of. What a privilege!😊

It’s the city of the living God, not a dead god as with other religions. He reminds them they don’t need any other mediator than Jesus Himself because He was the only one who gave His life blood to pay the price for all our sin. He was the only one who could provide the forgiveness of God instead of His vengeance.

What a Saviour we have today, what a wonderful Advocate and Mediator to run to when we need forgiveness. Because of Jesus we have been bought back from the enemy’s hold over us and we belong to God our Father. 

We are in a place of rejoicing today, a place of security, a place of worshipping our Wonderful Saviour and our Mighty God who planned it all before the earth was made.

Let’s leave behind all the affairs of this world and fix our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith, the First and the Last, on the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, on the One who loved us to the Cross and back. Let’s join the joyful gathering and rejoice in our salvation today.😊

We give You all the praise Lord Jesus. Amen.

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