S – “How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works so that we can serve the living God?”

Hebrews 9:14 CSB 

O – Commentary:

But the blood of Christ can do much more. His was a sacrifice of infinite value because through the eternal Spirit He offered Himself unblemished to God. With this lovely assertion, the writer of Hebrews involved all three Persons of the Godhead in the sacrifice of Christ, which magnifies the greatness of His redemptive offering. “Unblemished” (amōmon) fittingly describes Christ’s perfection (cf. 4:15; 7:26) for it is also used of spotless animals brought for sacrifice.

Such a great accomplishment ought to cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, but the expression “acts that lead to death” is literally “dead works” which in this context seems to refer to the Levitical rituals that, in contrast with the work of Christ, can never impart spiritual life.

“Hebrews,” in The Bible Knowledge Commentary: An Exposition of the Scriptures

A – Old Testament rituals served for the ceremonially unclean and only made them outwardly clean. Jesus’ blood cleans us from the inside.  It is that cleansing that leads to spiritual life and relationship with God and the Holy Spirit.  The depth and power of the cross continue to unfold in our lives as we pursue God.

R – Heavenly Father, we praise and magnify your name.  Thank you for the blood of Jesus that was shed on the cross on our behalf.  We draw into your presence, peace and power as a part of the covenant we share with you. We also surrender and yield our will so that we may align with you.