Persevering vs. caving to worldly desires

Because of Jesus' sacrifice and the blood that was spilled for us, we have gained the priviledge of being with God (or as Hebrews also puts it "the Most Holy Place.") We must strive to exemplify Jesus' perfect example by encouraging others to love one another, continuing to have fellowship with other Christians (i.e.-church, Bible study, etc.). Hebrews 10:26 tells us: "If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the Truth, no sacrifice for sins is left." AKA- before Jesus if a sin was commited an animal could be killed and the sin was atoned for no matter how many sins were committed there were always animals to be sacrificed. Once Jesus paid the ultimate price and was the final sacrifice- that was it. There are no more Sons of God to die on the cross for us. Hebrews continues "How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the convenant that sanctified him and who has insulted the Spirit of grace?" Basically to continue committing the same sins or to dwell in a lifestyle of sin is to spit in Jesus' face and mock His death on the cross. Harsh visual image I know, but think about it for a minute because I think we can all think of a large sacrifice we have made and then someone we love has either ignored that sacrifice or has acted completely ungrateful! How awful does that make us feel- Right, then how must it make Jesus feel when He bore those awful sins on His back and we continue to wallow in them like His sacrifice meant nothing to us.

Let us press onward toward the goal of eternal life- then we shall receive what God has promised us. Have confidence in yourself like the authors of Hebrews call you as Christians to have: "But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved."
We serve a great and powerful God- lets show Him the honor He deserves and love and respect His son's atonement for our sins like He has called us to do.