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"by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh..." Hebrews 10:20
Why is His way a "new" way? Because it is a "living way." You see, until the night of His coming, man's religion was nothing more than a dying way. Until then religion was only something that was helpful when a human soul had to cross the valley of death's shadow. They never thought of worship as being helpful to human souls in the supporting of the shadows of this life. But on that starry night in the little town of Bethlehem, when Jesus came into the world, He constructed and consecrated a brand new road to God. His coming said that I no longer had to wait until the last hour of my life in order to find eternity. In fact, because of His coming I can find, and enjoy, eternal life now. His birth - and even His name, "Immanuel" - tells me that God's presence can be enjoyed without dying, that the greatest of all deaths is in reality the life of love, and that the most holy and acceptable service a man can render is in presenting his body as a living sacrifice to God.
This is the time of year when many people will sit down and write out a list of New Year's resolutions. Unlike some, I'm not opposed to these sorts of resolutions. In fact, I believe that there are areas of our lives as individuals and families in which it's perfectly fine to make resolutions. However, when it comes to our walk with the Lord I believe that a better word would be "commitment." Let me explain. As I understand it, a resolution has more to do with personal resolve. It is a promise that I make to myself. "I resolve to lose ten pounds. I resolve to be more organized. I resolve to do this or that." I have a personal goal and I determine in my mind that I will do certain things in order to accomplish that goal. I don't see anything wrong or ungodly with making these sorts of resolutions. In fact, I have made a few of these myself for 2012.
