Forever
Would it not be nice to be in a position where you would never again think of nor remember one single sin that you had ever committed? I will tell you something: God does not remember them-He said so! "Their sins and iniquities will I remember no more." But do you know what you have in virtue of what Jesus has done? You have a purged conscience (Heb. 9:14). What does it mean to have a purged conscience? It means that all which was on the conscience is gone forever! In Hebrews we have what is forever—a purged conscience. Unless we realize this, we have no liberty in the holiest.
In the first chapter the Lord Jesus sits on an eternal throne. In the fifth chapter we have eternal salvation. In the seventh we have a priest—eternal. In the eighth it is a covenant for Israel. We do not have covenants in heaven. In the ninth chapter notice verse 12: "Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by His own blood." Oh, how precious the thought, by His own blood! "He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us." Redemption is the completion of all His works. It is the fullness of Him that filleth all in all. The bride is spoken of in that way too, because she is connected with that redemption (Eph. 1:23). Yes, redemption completes all His works. Oh, what a Savior we have.
