Based on Hebrews 10:5-25 (New King James Version)
“Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: ‘Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure. Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come—in the volume of the book it is written of Me—to do Your will, O God.’ ’ Previously saying, ‘Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them’ (which are offered according to the law), then He said, ‘Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.’ He takes away the first that He may establish the second. By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. And every priest stands ministering daily and offering repeatedly the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But this Man, after He had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God, from that time waiting till His enemies are made His footstool. For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified. But the Holy Spirit also witnesses to us; for after He had said before, ‘This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their hearts, and in their minds I will write them,’ then He adds, ‘Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.’ Now where there is remission of these, there is no longer an offering for sin. Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.”
By the grace of God, and through many years of study and practice, I have in-depth knowledge of architecture and construction in commercial work, and this has helped me understand the full responsibility and consequences that can arise from simply drawing a line, so to speak, as well as the entire process that follows. People who ignore the realities of design and construction think that all an architect does is just put lines on paper. And this is the big difference between art, be it a drawing or a painting, and architecture, and of course, engineering, which goes hand in hand with architecture because both are necessary: one is something that serves to entertain the eye (so to speak), and the other is what is used to construct buildings where people can live or carry out their work. But, if a mistake is made either in the design of something, or in its construction, it can cost a lot of money, and more importantly, it can cost lives, if the entire process, from beginning to end, is not executed with due knowledge and care. So, if you live in a house where you can sleep soundly, it's because a group of people designed and built it properly. Just as a group of people can hold a business meeting safely on the twentieth floor of a tower, it's because a group of people designed and built it properly. In the same way, if a group of doctors can perform life-saving surgery without having to worry about structural or system failures in a building, it's because a large group of people made it possible, from start to finish. All of these things are taken for granted every day because of the knowledge, effort, and proper execution of every person involved. Whether it's the one who drew the line or the one who hammered the nail, they all worked together with one accord to carry it out, with knowledge and due care.
What does all this have to do with what we read? God also says He is both designer and builder (Hebrews 11:10), but the infinite and eternal difference between what He does and I do is that He created not only the heavens and the earth, but also the entire expansive and infinite universe and everything it contains, from the smallest to the greatest, the visible and transient to the invisible and eternal. And not only has He made them, but He also sustains them, and all things subsist through Him, as it is written: “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.” Colossians 1:16-17. That's why it is inexcusable not to come to understand and believe in God, because it's impossible for so many things to be the product of an accident, and my very background and secular knowledge are what helps me understand this truth, because it's impossible for things to be what they are because of an accident, especially knowing that a small error in something like the design and construction of a building can be catastrophic. That's why the Word also says: “For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse.” Romans 1:20.
So, what should this lead us to? If I, a simple human being, draw a line or if I tell a worker to do something, I have some kind of reason for doing it, and I have the responsibility to know why I do it and why I ask for it to be done. Many times, I don't even have the time to explain, much less to get into polemics or long stories, but it simply needs to be done. Now, let's think for a moment, if possible, about everything that the Almighty has done and is in His mind, everything past, present, and future, both visible and invisible—if He commands something to be done, can't we simply respect what He says and only do what He commands? It's illogical to question, much less challenge, the knowledge and commands of Almighty God. It is written: “‘For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,’ says the Lord. ‘For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.’” Isaiah 55:8-9. A person might ask, “Why did He allow for sacrifices to be made to atone for sins as part of the law before, if He was going to substitute them with the Lord's sacrifice?” And my answer is: “He knows why, and He had His reasons.” Everything in the Lord has answers, and we will understand some of them, but others we will not be able to now due to our fallen state, that although we have been redeemed by His grace, we are still greatly imperfect. Therefore, the only thing that remains for us is something very simple: to obey God, whatever it may be, because, as logic would dictate, it is eternally fitting for us to find favor with this Great Being through His terms and not through what seems right to us, due to our insignificance. And this leads us to love and good works, learning to love God with all that we are and loving our neighbor as ourselves, because the day is approaching where He will come for His church. Our personal moment of departure may also be surprising. The most important thing is for each person to fulfill God's purpose for them, because those who fulfill His purpose will be rewarded, but those who refuse to seek and follow God's purpose will be discarded as what they are: useless. So, are you seeking the purpose the Lord has for you? Lord bless! John. God bless Israel!