Hebrews 10 tells us that the law of God was a shadow of what was coming. In that system, year after year, the people of Israel offered sacrifices for their sins. But no matter how often they prayed, prepared their offerings, or followed the rules, the cycle of guilt and imperfection continued. The Hebrews preacher sees that the system was designed to point forward, not to fix the problem.
In the same way, we sometimes try to patch up our spiritual lives with “good deeds” or by checking the right boxes. We pray, serve, or even go to church, but our hearts still wrestle with doubt, fear, and guilt. Now, praying, serving, or worshiping are not wrong in themselves. As a Methodist Christian, my tradition sees these as means of experiencing God's grace. But they are like the temple sacrifices. They show that we recognize the problem, but they cannot remove it. They weren't designed to!
Enter Jesus. Christ is not a spiritual band-aid or a temporary fix. Have you seen the bumper sticker: If Jesus is your copilot, switch seats.
That's because he is the _once-for-all solution_. Through his death and resurrection, the cycle of repeated reminders of guilt ends. He takes what we cannot fix ourselves, our sin, our shame, and our brokenness, and transforms them completely. No repetition is needed. No ritual can surpass what he has done.
So, today, take a moment to remember the freedom you (we!) have in Christ. Instead of exhausting yourself trying to “do enough,” rest in the truth that Jesus has already done it all.
Your effort will never be enough. Jesus is! The system is fixed, not by your effort, but by his sacrifice. Let that truth shape your prayers, your actions, and the way you see yourself. You are forgiven, restored, and fully covered by his love.
Stay blessed...john | 
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