Perfect Cleansing

Written By Betty Predmore

HEBREWS 10: 1-17

(November 10)

I am a budget-minded gal. I like to find bargains when I shop, and make my dollars stretch a little farther. And while finding bargains is a great thing, there are some things you just can't skimp on (in my opinion).

"Back in the day" I would buy bargain brand dish soap. The price suited me just fine. But I wasn't always happy with the cleanliness of my dishes. It seemed like I had to scrub and scrub to get them clean and make them shine. My mom kept telling me I needed to change dish soap brands, but my frugal self wouldn't listen.

After many years of this issue, I finally did break down and buy the "good stuff". I fussed over the difference in price (SERIOUSLY??) but I decided to give it a try.

You can imagine my delight when my dishes felt cleaner and shinier, with way less effort! No more bargain dish soap for me. From now on, my family would eat off of dishes that had been truly cleansed.

It is sort of the same thing with the sacrificial ceremonies of the Old Testament. They served a purpose and did the job, after much work. (Finding the animal, cutting it open, cleaning up the mess ...) but they weren't a perfect cleansing.

Those who sacrificed were not really purified, because they kept feeling the guilt, especially as they repeated the same ceremony year after year.

But then ... Jesus.

The ceremonial law was set aside for something far better ... a purified cleansing. Setting aside this ceremonial law didn't mean that the moral law was cast aside. It meant that all the while these people had been making these sacrifices, they were doing so in preparation for Jesus to come.

When Christ died and experienced resurrection, there was no longer a need for that old ceremonial system. And when Jesus lives in us, we fulfill the moral law as well, living as imitators of him.

Jesus cancels out the first covenant and puts the new and final one into place. He, himself, is the final sacrifice for sins. He is the single sacrifice for sins, good for all time (Verse 12).

Jesus is our perfect cleansing.

Betty Predmore

Betty Predmore is a writer, blogger, speaker and ministry leaders. She is the founder of Mom-Sense, Inc., a ministry designed for mentorship, connection and service to women of all life circumstances. Through this ministry, women are encouraged and supported with scripture and life application. Mom-Sense helps women overcome life struggles through small group classes with biblical curriculum, individual counseling, bible studies, and other areas of support.

Betty also directs the Imperial Valley Life Center, which is a non-profit faith-based pro life women’s resource center. She has a passion for saving the unborn and supporting mothers through pregnancy and motherhood.

Betty loves to speak at events, sharing the love of Jesus with other women. She does this through practical life application mingled with God’s word, and sprinkled with humor. Having experienced a broken home, divorce, abuse, grief, single motherhood, blended families, and adoption, she uses the broken places and movement of God in her own life to share His word in an inspiring way. She enjoys sharing her blogs on social media as a way of reaching out on a broader spectrum. Betty has many speaking topics which can be found on her website: www.bettypredmore.com

As an author, she has had the opportunity to impact women and reach deep into their hearts with her words of inspiration and encouragement. Through Pondering Virtue and Whispered Grace, she has created wonderful tools for the woman who is seeking direction in her spiritual walk.

Betty serves on the writing team of A Wife Like Me, and is also a contributor to Moms Encouraging Moms and Gift of Thorns. Her blogs have appeared in several magazine publications throughout the years including Southern Faith Magazine, Purposeful Life, and Aspiring Woman Magazine.

While Betty thrives on her ministry opportunities, her greatest blessings come from being a wife to Jim and a mama to their wonderful collection of children, who bring joy, laughter, and an occasional tear to her days.


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